Posted on 07/02/2025 5:50:40 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Biden-appointed federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump must put a stop to the mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted 19 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia a preliminary injunction, first sought in May, stating that the states had proved that “irreparable harm” had been caused by the cuts, according to The Associated Press (AP). The ruling applies to terminated employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Center for Tobacco Products in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) among many others.
“The executive branch does not have the authority to order, organize, or implement wholesale changes to the structure and function of the agencies created by Congress,” DuBose wrote in a 58-page decision.
DuBose’s order also blocks the Trump administration from finalizing the layoffs or from issuing any other firings. The attorneys general argued that the cuts and restructuring were outside of the scope of the agency’s authority.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated over 100,000 positions in March and shortened the number of agencies from 28 to 15, the AP reported. The cuts have caused agencies such as the CDC to undergo a series of layoffs.
“The intended effect … was the wholesale elimination of many HHS programs that are critical to public health and safety,” the attorneys general argued in the lawsuit.
Kennedy told senators during a May 14 hearing that the cuts are necessary to eliminate the “chaos and disorganization” at HHS.
The move is the latest of judges interfering in Trump’s attempts to fire federal employees. In March, a judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton directed six federal agencies to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers, which included the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Treasury.
DuBose’s order also follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday that district judges have overstepped their authority by issuing universal injunctions relating to Trump’s executive orders.
Thought the Supreme Court already decided Judges are not kings.
It’s past time for these “judges” to be removed.....
Round them all up and deliver them to the Supreme Court - Roberts you made this mess, now you figure out how to fix it/them.
Oh and confine them in Potomac Alcatraz on the DC mall. It only takes about 8 days to stand up such a facility.
Just ignore him. He has no power here—not now.
What is keeping the states from spending their own money on people who live in their states?
Then their politicians wouldn’t have any to bribe voters with!.................
Hey judge, please show in the legislation that created this department where it specified the number of employees and named each divison?
MIC DROP! FU!
Another skanky “dipstick judge” who believes she is God. Lock her up. She’s gone DITZY ROGUE.
Time for another SCOTUS beat down
These arrogant should be dismissed and disbarred.
They did.
The longer this $h!t is tolerated, the longer it will continue. There may indeed be things going on behind the scenes, but the APPEARANCE is that all anyone is ever going to do (including the Executive Branch) is bitch on the Internet.
This is one situation where I'll be ecstatic to admit I'm wrong. And I do hold out some hope that that's going to be the case.
Congress is budget and oversight,not managing.
Ho hum....get him outta here.
Can the DOJ remove her from the bench, with the recent SCOTUS ruling as their guiding authority?
She can have all cases removed from her docket. She’d be getting paid to stay home...............
If they can be appointed, why can’t they be un-appointed?
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