Posts tagged Ketanji Brown Jackson
Justices allow mass layoffs at Education Department
July 16, 2025 // A coalition of employee unions and Democratic attorneys general challenged the efforts to carry out the order in court, arguing that the firings and other moves violated federal law by hampering the department’s ability to carry out its legal obligations. Joun agreed in May and enjoined the Trump administration’s firings while the case played out. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit upheld the preliminary injunction and the administration asked the Supreme Court to weigh in, ultimately resulting in Monday’s order.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to downsize the federal workforce
July 10, 2025 // The labor unions and nonprofit groups that sued over the downsizing offered the justices several examples of what would happen if it were allowed to take effect, including cuts of 40% to 50% at several agencies. Baltimore, Chicago and San Francisco were among cities that also sued. “Today’s decision has dealt a serious blow to our democracy and puts services that the American people rely on in grave jeopardy. This decision does not change the simple and clear fact that reorganizing government functions and laying off federal workers en masse haphazardly without any congressional approval is not allowed by our Constitution,” the parties that sued said in a joint statement.
Supreme Court allows Trump mass layoffs to move forward
July 9, 2025 // “The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law,” Sotomayor wrote. Since the start of the second Trump term, the Supreme Court has repeatedly lifted lower-court rulings restricting his actions, including in a ruling last month that restricted lower-court judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions. The case is Donald J. Trump, president of the United States, et al. v. American Federation of Government Employees, et al.
Commentary: Even SCOTUS liberal wing skeptical of NLRB moves
June 24, 2024 // Last week’s ruling is a message that the current Supreme Court will look upon this type of stuff very skeptically and therefore the NLRB should be more cautious when it comes to pushing the legal envelope.