US EditionSupreme Court allows Trump to proceed with large-scale government agency staff cuts, reorganizations
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The Supreme Court lifted a lower court block on Trump’s executive order, allowing federal agencies to proceed with layoffs affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of employees.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction, clearing the way for President Trump’s federal workforce downsizing efforts.
- The executive order signed in February prompted the creation of DOGE and tasked Elon Musk with preparing for mass federal workforce reductions.
- The Supreme Court's 8-1 vote lifted the injunction, revealing at least 75,000 deferred resignations and union warnings of 40–50% agency cuts, supporting the scale of downsizing efforts.
- Following the ruling, agencies will submit layoff plans by late August, unions warn of service disruptions, and AFGE protests are scheduled for July 10 in Washington D.C.
- The Supreme Court's decision affirms presidential authority under Article II, making the order temporary pending further litigation in Judge Illston’s court.
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