Supreme Court Clears Trump to Move Forward With ‘Large-Scale’ Federal Layoffs

The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump another victory Tuesday, allowing his executive order to move ahead with sweeping cuts across federal agencies.

In an unsigned decision, the justices lifted a lower court’s injunction that had blocked Trump’s February 13 directive calling for “large-scale reductions in force.” The injunction had been issued by Clinton-appointed Judge Susan Illston in Northern California, who argued the order’s legality was questionable. The Supreme Court, however, said her ruling was based on speculation since the actual reorganization plans had not yet been submitted to the court.

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