The Supreme Court removed a lower court's block on President Trump's executive order to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal employees. This unsigned order saw dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Trump's order outlines extensive staff reductions aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the federal government, mandating that agencies submit layoff plans. The executive order established standards for hiring and staff reductions, prompting lawsuits from unions and advocacy groups who fear significant job losses and disruptions to government services.
The Supreme Court lifted a lower court order blocking Trump’s executive order, requiring federal agencies to lay off hundreds of thousands of employees, with dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Trump’s order included a plan for large-scale reductions in force, mandating agency heads to submit layoff plans and stating that the federal government is costly, inefficient.
The order provided tools for staff reduction such as hiring standards, underperforming employee removal, and non-renewal of temporary positions, raising concerns about job loss.
Challengers to the layoffs argued that without the temporary restraint, critical government services would be lost and restoring them would be impossible.
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