San Francisco and Santa Clara County officials, labor unions and other groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s reorganization of federal agencies. They claim the mass firings of government employees was illegal without congressional approval.
The lawsuit was joined by labor unions, nonprofit groups, the cities of Chicago and Baltimore, and other local government, and filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against President Donald Trump, the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, Office of Personnel Management, and Office of Management and Budget.
The case, known as AFGE v. Trump, argues the administration has violated the Constitution’s separation of powers principles by ordering “large-scale reductions in force” that eliminate agency functions and dramatically reduce staffing levels throughout the government.