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Lower-court judges have already blocked several Trump's policies including an asylum ban at the US-Mexico border.
The Supreme Court blocks a lower court order blocking President Donald Trump's executive order implementing a DOGE government restructure.
The majority did not explain its decision in the brief, unsigned order. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority handed Trump the power to repeal laws passed by Congress “by firing all those necessary to carry them out.”
Seven lawyers who spoke with Reuters cited a punishing workload and the need to defend policies that some felt were not legally justifiable among the key reasons for the wave of departures.
Scholars and practitioners examine the Court’s most important regulatory decisions of this past term.
The U.S. Department of Justice argues the Missoula complaint is asking for a solution that is beyond the courts to provide.
The Education Department has pledged to carry out required functions, but questions remain about its plan for contending with the loss of staff.