A federal judge in California has granted a temporary restraining order requested by unions representing 4,000 federal workers fired during the government shutdown.

In the transcript of proceedings from the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, Judge Susan Illston says she believes the plaintiffs in the case — unions representing federal workers fired during the shutdown — are likely to prove that what the administration has done is illegal.

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“At least for the next 14 days, the administration will be unable to issue any new reduction in force notices at any agencies that we sued, and it will also be unable to implement the reduction in force notices that it has a;ready issued,” said Rushab Sangvhi.

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