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Council asks staff to agendize closed sessions on two federal lawsuits; city attorney to schedule briefing
Summary
Council members asked that the city agendize a closed session to consider whether Palo Alto should join litigation against the federal administration in cases including American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump and City & County of San Francisco v. Trump; council asked the city attorney to arrange a legal briefing and consider options
Several council members requested the City Council agendize a closed session to consider whether the city should participate in federal litigation challenging recent federal executive actions.
Council member Vinkar (spokesperson in the meeting) laid out two cases she wanted the city to consider: American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump (a case related to a workforce-reduction action) and City and County of San Francisco v. Trump (a case that previously challenged a freeze on Department of…
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