Legal Opinion
American Federation of Government Employees v. U.S. Department of Education
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 7, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2025-3553Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, Plaintiff, Case No. 25-cv-3553 (CRC) v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION A lapse in appropriations—more commonly known as a government shutdown—began on October 1, 2025. In advance of the shutdown, officials within the Department of Education (the “Department”) instructed furloughed employees to set up an automated out-of-office e-mail message. The Department supplied a template containing factual, nonpartisan language. But shortly after the furloughed…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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