First Circuit Continues Layoff Freeze at Three Agencies (1)

The Trump administration must continue to abide by a federal judge’s order to keep several small agencies staffed during the government’s appeal of that order, a federal appeals panel ruled.

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday denied the administration’s motion to stay a May preliminary injunction that required it to rescind layoffs at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Minority Business Development Agency.

The administration failed to provide a “strong showing” that it would prevail on the merits of its appeal, Chief Judge David Barron wrote ...