Europe EditionTrump administration asks Supreme Court to lift block on mass layoffs
- On Friday, May 16, 2025, the Trump administration requested that the Supreme Court overturn a lower court's decision halting widespread federal workforce reductions across the country.
- The request follows U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s May 9 temporary restraining order that halted firings pending legal challenges.
- The administration seeks to resume large-scale workforce reductions across more than a dozen agencies after issuing a February executive order directing agency heads to prepare layoffs.
- Solicitor General John Sauer contended that the judge exceeded her powers by restricting the president’s clear constitutional power to organize and execute personnel changes within federal agencies.
- If upheld, Illston’s order could block significant government restructuring and maintain a larger federal workforce than the administration deems efficient.
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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.
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