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Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston
Coverage of Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in the Nexus archive.
- Feds ask judge to toss suit over government hiring plans
A federal judge in California is likely to advance a case challenging the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce, denying the government's motion to dismiss a supplemental complaint. The case focuses on Department of Homeland Security plans to eliminate temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency positions, with the judge moving the dispute to the summary judgment phase.