Trump Petitions Supreme Court To Allow Mass Firings

CBS News reports:

President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to move forward with its plans to lay off thousands of federal workers at nearly two dozen agencies while a legal battle over the president’s plans to drastically cut the size of the government moves forward.

The Justice Department’s request for emergency relief is the second in which it has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing dispute over its efforts to execute reductions-in-force, or layoffs, across the executive branch.

That preliminary injunction issued by Illston prevented the Trump administration from implementing planned reductions-in-force, placing employees on administrative leave and proceeding with job cuts that are already in motion.

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This is like playing Magic 8 Ball – a judge says no, you can’t do that…runs to SCOTUS for a different answer. Why is EVERY ruling an emergency one? When do they say enough?

Trump demands emergency Supreme Court ruling to force layoffs https://t.co/eUgaU4mjQG

— Christine Walker (@cwalkersocal54) June 2, 2025