154,000 Federal Employees Accept Deferred Resignation Program Buyouts
Trump administration’s Deferred Resignation Program sees 154,000 federal employees placed on paid administrative leave while accepting buyouts to l…
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- 154,000 federal employees on paid leave through deferred resignation (2025-02-15)
- Unprecedented federal workforce exodus as 154,000 accept buyouts (2025-02-16)
- Federal government faces brain drain as career officials depart (2025-02-15)
- Federal workforce reduction update (2025-02-15)
- White House says about 75K federal workers accepted 'deferred resignation' offer (2025-02-13)
- Judge allows federal worker 'buyout' plan to proceed, and Trump administration announces it's closed (2025-02-12)
- Judge temporarily pauses Trump administration's federal worker buyout program (2025-02-06)
- 100 Days of Corruption - Oversight Democrats Highlight 100 Conflicts of Interest (2025-05-02)
- CFPB Probes of Big Tech and Finance Frozen Under Trump (2025-02-27)
- The CFPB drops its lawsuit against Capital One, marking a major reversal (2025-02-27)
- CFPB drops Capital One lawsuit and other cases launched under Biden (2025-02-27)
- Trump Drops or Pauses Cases Against 17 Corporations That Funded His Inauguration (2025-04-21)
- Trump's Inauguration Donor Pool Includes 0 Million from Corporations Under Investigation (2025-03-12)
- Project 2025, Explained
- Civil Rights Organizations Demand Department of Justice and Civil Rights Division Uphold and Protect Civil Rights for All
- Project 2025 Would Fuel the Assault on Election Officials
- Project 2025 Promises to Harm Our Communities and Turn Presidents Into Kings. We Won't Stand for It.
- Chief Justice John Roberts stresses judicial independence amid tensions (2025-05-07)
- Chief Justice John Roberts sounds alarm over potential defiance of court rulings (2025-01-01)
- Chief Justice John Roberts issues his annual year-end report on judicial independence (2025-01-02)
- Warren Documents Trump's Favors for Elon Musk (2025-04-29)
- 2025 Dismissals of U.S. Inspectors General (2025-02-15)
- Trump Purges Inspectors General Investigating Musk's Businesses (2025-02-15)
- Supreme Court Docket Analysis
- Lawsuit against Trump's Washington National Guard Deployment Exposes Country's Deep Partisan Divide
- Up First Newsletter: Oregon National Guard, Gaza, Supreme Court
- Justice Department purge continues; firings include Trump classified document case investigators and Jan. 6 prosecutors (2025-02-15)
- Bondi, as new AG, launches 'Weaponization Working Group' to review officials who investigated Trump (2025-02-15)
- Bondi's DOJ Day 1 directives: Fight weaponization of justice, eliminate cartels, lift death penalty ban (2025-02-15)
- Trump Administration Fires DOJ Officials Who Worked on Criminal Investigations of the President (2025-02-15)
- Justice Department Fires Prosecutor Falsely Tied to Comey Case (2025-02-15)
- Justice Department Moves to Fire Officials Who Investigated Trump (2025-02-15)
- Bondi Scales Back U.S. Justice Department White Collar Enforcement
- US Justice Department Disbands Teams Investigating Corruption, Election Interference
- Attorney General Memorandum Redirects U.S. Anti-Corruption Efforts Raising Questions and Concerns
- Legal Resistance Coordination Strategy Report
- ACLU Releases Legal and Advocacy Roadmap for Constitutional Defense
- United Legal Frontline: Defending Democracy through Coordinated Action
- Pro Bono Legal Coordination Platform Overview
- Legal Defense Coalition Launch Details
- DOJ Fires Officials Involved in Trump Investigations (2025-01-27)
- Pam Bondi Shuts DOJ Anti-Corruption Task Force
- Bondi's Dismantling of Kleptocracy Team Threatens National Security
- Supreme Court Ducks an Opportunity on Trump Emoluments Cases
- Foreign Emoluments Clause Overview
- Blumenthal, et al. v. Trump
- EFF 2025 Legal Strategy Overview
- State Supreme Court Initiative: Legal Strategy 2025
- ACLU Launches New State Supreme Court Initiative to Advance Rights at the State Level
- The Intensifying Threat of Donald Trump's Emoluments
- The Foreign Emoluments Clause: Qatar's Jet Offer Raises Constitutional Questions
- Supporting Justice V: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America's Lawyers (2025-01-15)
- ABA National Celebration of Pro Bono 2025: Expanding Legal Access (2025-10-19)
- Know Your Rights: Street Law Clinic and Activist Support (2025-02-15)
- Connecting Justice Communities: Pro Bono Legal Network Evolution 2025
- Legal Defense Funds Protect Nonprofits Under Political Attack
- Pro Bono Legal Support Networks Emerge in Response to Political Challenges
- Russell Vought closes CFPB HQ, tells staff to stop work (2025-02-08)
- Vought orders CFPB to stop investigations and suspend new rules from taking effect (2025-02-08)
- Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down (2025-02-09)
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