US EditionTrump administration asks Supreme Court to lift block on mass layoffs
- On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Trump administration filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a lower court’s injunction that halted widespread federal workforce layoffs nationwide.
- This request comes after a federal judge in California issued an injunction that temporarily stopped layoffs following legal challenges from unions, nonprofit groups, and local government entities.
- The order covers reductions in force at about 21 federal agencies, including Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Labor, and Veterans Affairs, and bars major workforce restructuring.
- Solicitor General John Sauer argued that Judge Illston exceeded her jurisdiction by blocking the administration’s recognized power to execute and organize necessary employee dismissals.
- The court’s decision will affect Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government, which has already targeted over 121,000 federal workers for layoffs since his term began.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass layoffs of federal workers
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to immediately proceed with its plan to lay off tens of thousands of workers across federal agencies. In an emergency appeal, the administration urged the justices to quickly lift a lower-court order that has temporarily blocked the layoffs. The bid for Supreme Court intervention is the latest step in the administration’s urgent mission to downsize the federal workforce. The …
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Trump seeks to resume government downsizing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court to allow him to resume his downsizing of the federal workforce Friday, as a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to approve mass layoffs at federal agencies
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco temporarily blocked the mass firings last week, and requested information from the administration on its efforts as she reviews the case.
Trump Admin Submits Emergency Appeal to US Supreme Court Over Mass Layoffs - The Thinking Conservative
DOJ petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking the Trump admin from carrying out mass layoffs at a number of federal agencies. The post Trump Admin Submits Emergency Appeal to US Supreme Court Over Mass Layoffs appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
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