US EditionSupreme Court Greenlights Layoffs: What It Means for Federal Employees
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce, with labor groups warning of potential loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to union estimates.
- Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court lifted the injunction blocking mass layoffs, allowing federal restructuring to proceed amid ongoing litigation.
- In February, President Trump issued an executive order for federal agency layoffs, which was halted by a May injunction from Judge Illston before the Supreme Court lifted it last Tuesday.
- The justices indicated the administration was 'likely to succeed' in legal arguments, with Jackson calling the decision 'hubristic and senseless,' reflecting divided views on the ruling's legitimacy.
- Following the Supreme Court's decision, over 1,500 State Department employees will receive RIF notices Thursday evening, signaling the start of large-scale layoffs and further reorganization.
- Across agencies, AFGE warns of potential job cuts amid ongoing legal battles following the Supreme Court's decision to lift the injunction blocking federal layoffs and restructuring efforts.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for President Donald Trump's federal workforce downsizing despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of jobs.
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