US Judge Lets Trump’s Federal Worker Buyout Plan Go Ahead (1)

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s government efficiency team scored a win in court after a judge cleared the way for an unprecedented buyout offer to millions of federal employees despite a lawsuit by labor unions.

The unions don’t have legal standing to sue because they “are not directly impacted” by the buyout plan, US District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. in Boston said Wednesday in a written ruling. The judge also said the unions weren’t likely to succeed on the merits of their claims.

Trump and billionaire Musk, who the president put in charge of the ...