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NOW YOU'RE FIRED! Supreme Court OKs Trump's 'Large-Scale' Firings at Federal Agencies

posted by Hannity Staff - 7.08.25

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Trump to move forward with sweeping federal layoffs, overturning a lower court’s attempt to block the effort.

In an unsigned order, the justices gave the green light to Trump’s February 13 executive order calling for “large-scale reductions in force” across federal agencies.

The decision — another major win for Trump — nullifies a May 9 ruling by Northern California District Judge Susan Illston that froze the layoffs. Notably, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined the majority.

“Because the Government is likely to succeed on its argument that the Executive Order and Memorandum are lawful — and because the other factors bearing on whether to grant a stay are satisfied — we grant the application,” the Supreme Court order stated.

“We express no view on the legality of any Agency [Reduction in Force] and Reorganization Plan produced or approved pursuant to the Executive Order and Memorandum,” the court noted.

From The New York Post:

The Supreme Court determined that Illston, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, blocked Trump’s order based on her “view about the legality” of it and “not on any assessment of the plans themselves” – which the justices noted were “not before this Court.”

In dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson charged that “temporary, practical, harm-reducing preservation of the status quo was no match for this Court’s 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 warned.

“Under our Constitution, Congress has the power to establish administrative agencies and detail their functions,” Jackson wrote, arguing that Trump should have first obtained authorization from Congress before attempting to reorganize federal agencies.

More over at The New York Post: