A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the mass layoffs carried out at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) likely went against the law and there is sufficient evidence to support claims of irreparable harm as a result.

U.S. District Judge Melissa R. DuBose, an appointee of former President Biden who was confirmed to the bench earlier this year, granted a request by plaintiffs in the suit to block the far-reaching terminations at HHS as well as the planned restructuring of the agency.

The suit was filed by the Democratic attorneys general of 19 states and D.C. They alleged in their suit that the Trump administration had overstepped congressional authority and gone against the doctrine of separation of powers.

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