( October 31, 2025, 1:41 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction “enjoin[ing] further shutdown-related layoffs” and “paus[ing] the clock on those RIF [reduction-in-force] notices that have issued during the shutdown until this lawsuit can be resolved,” explaining that the record in the case brought by several unions challenging the RIF of thousands of federal workers “paints a chaotic picture, with employees wondering what is happening and no one at the agencies able to guide them.”...