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Breaking News: Appeals Court Upends Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Downsizing Efforts
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision to uphold a preliminary injunction against President Trump Administration’s sweeping federal workforce downsizing order spotlighted core constitutional, statutory, and policy tensions. On February 11, 2025, the President issued Executive Order 14099 mandating “large-scale reductions in force (RIFs)” across executive agencies and creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to review hiring and reorganizations. Labor unions (AFGE, AFSCME) and municipalities (San Francisco, Chicago) filed suit, arguing that such broad cuts require explicit Congressional delegation under the Appointments and Appropriations Clauses of the U.S. Constitution. In blocking the order, District Judge Susan Illston held that “agencies may not conduct large-scale reorganizations and reductions in force in blatant disregard of Congress’s mandates, and a President may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress” (Illston, N.D. Cal., Apr. 18, 2025) .