The judge stops Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal government
On Friday, a federal judge in California prevented the discount plans in force and reorganizing temporarily in 21 departments and agencies throughout the federal government, a major setback as the Trump administration is working to reduce its size.
Judge Susan Eleneston wrote in the event of hearing earlier in the day: “The president has the authority to request changes to the executive branches, but he must do this in legal ways, and in the event of a large -scale reorganization, with the cooperation of the legislative branch.”
“Many presidents have sought this cooperation before; many of the congressions have provided that. Nothing prevents the president from seeking this cooperation-as he did during his previous term.
The matter of temporary restriction, in fact for a period of two weeks, puts the “government efficiency management” initiative for the president in the field of improving the workforce in the department and agencies. It also includes notes issued by the same impact by the Personnel Management Office.
Illston, appointed by President Bill Clinton, said it believes that there is no law granting the Personnel Management Office or the Budget and Budget Office, or to write down the authority to direct other federal agencies to engage in extensive end -ranging, restructuring or eliminate itself. “Such a procedure is far from the limits of any authority made by Congress in OPM or OMB, and as noted, Dog has no legal power at all.”
While thousands of federal employees working in departments and agencies across the country have stumbled since Trump took office in January, the Trump administration has not allowed an accurate number of affected employees.
The prohibited departments and agencies include the establishment of discounts in force or Doj, the management and budget office, the employee management office, the housing and urban and internal development departments and transportation.
The Trump administration argued that the lawsuit, which was filed on April 28, was lacking in the time of Executive order It was released nearly three months ago. In similar cases across the country, the administration argued that the lawsuits filed immediately after issuing executive orders initially. Judge Elston wrote: “The defendants cannot obtain in both directions,” Judge Elston wrote. “The court found that the prosecutors were reasontable to collect the information they could about about the damage that might suffer from the executive order, the OMB/OPM memo, and the Arrps (RIF plans and the agency’s operation).”
The alliance of non -profit organizations, unions and local governments said in a statement on Friday: “The Trump administration’s illegal attempt to reorganize the federal government has cast agencies in chaos, which led to the disruption of critical services provided throughout our nation.”
“Each of us represents societies depth in the efficiency of the federal government – which leads to the suspension of federal employees and the reorganization of government jobs indiscriminately that does not achieve this. We are grateful for the court’s decision today to stop these harmful measures during our case.”
Illston is scheduled to hear more arguments in this case on May 22.
The White House did not immediately respond to the request for the suspension.