The Supreme Court permitted President Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce, overriding lower court orders that had temporarily halted the cuts. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, warning that this executive action could lead to mass employee terminations and the cancellation of essential government services. This ruling reflects the court's trend of allowing Trump to advance his agenda, emphasizing emergency appeals from the Justice Department against lower-court decisions. This trend has led to significant reductions in federal staffing, with thousands already affected by the downsizing initiatives.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenting vote, accusing her colleagues of a "demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President's legally dubious actions in an emergency posture."
This executive action promises mass employee terminations, widespread cancellation of federal programs and services, and the dismantling of much of the Federal Government as Congress has created it, she wrote.
The high court action continued a remarkable winning streak for Trump, who the justices have allowed to move forward with significant parts of his plan to remake the federal government.
Tens of thousands of federal workers have been fired, have left their jobs via deferred resignation programs or have been placed on leave.
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