A federal judge has extended her freeze on President Donald Trump’s plan for mass layoffs and reorganizations at 22 federal agencies until a lawsuit against his administration is resolved, saying the president “likely must” seek approval from Congress before carrying out such widespread changes.

RIF plans have been frozen for two weeks, but federal court suggests they are unconstitutional and implementation will remain prohibited indefinitely.

A federal judge has blocked President Trump’s mass layoffs at the Education Department after California, Democrat-led states, school districts and education groups sued.

As of March, over 58,000 federal employees were laid off due to President Donald Trump’s war on government agencies. Even more folks were bracing themselves to be kicked out of the job. However, a federal judge has come down with a ruling to get in front of it which is great news for 10 percent of Black federal workers in the state.

A federal judge ruled the department’s DOGE team could access sensitive financial information on millions of Americans, but must be vetted and trained first.

The Trump administration has made a habit of asking the high court to intervene through emergency appeals, bypassing lower courts. That’s an unusual and “amazing act of appellate practice” and a sharp departure from the norm, said Craig Green, a professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled Tuesday that 14 states can proceed with their claims against Musk and DOGE.

Current and former federal employees are struggling to get their workplace benefits, including health insurance and pension payments, amid President Donald Trump’s chaotic efforts to reduce the size of the US government.