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Judge rules Trump's sweeping plan to persuade federal workers to resign can move forward (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A federal judge in Boston has lifted a temporary freeze on the Trump administration’s "fork in the road" program, which offers mass buyouts to millions of federal workers.

U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. ruled that labor unions challenging the plan lacked legal standing, as they were not directly impacted.

The unions argued the program could harm their membership and reputation, but the judge found these concerns insufficient.

With the ruling, the administration’s unprecedented resignation incentive can now proceed.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I swear, the entire judicial branch can be summed up as a clown show of fuck yous::

Judge A: Fuck you, your ruling is stupid....

Judge B: No, fuck you, YOUR ruling is stupid

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The same judge established the freeze -- which was intended to be temporary -- and then later dissolved it.

This sort of thing is done when an action might have serious consequences and more time is needed to examine the arguments and their legal basis.

It's not different judges fighting with each other. It's just how the legal system normally works.

EDIT: I'd add that this is just over an offer to people to voluntarily resign. If the Trump administration does intend to do major layoffs -- which would cause people who don't want to leave to go -- my guess is that there are likely to be more legal actions over it.