Trump, Supreme Court
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Impacts
The New York Times |
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the government to block a lower-court ruling that had led to the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers.
USA Today |
The first migrants to be targeted by the Social Security Administration are convicted criminals and "suspected terrorists," according to the New York Times.
CNN |
The underlying lawsuit raises fundamental questions about the president’s authority to remove officials within the executive branch that Congress said could only be dismissed for cause, such as ineff...
Read more on News Digest
US Chief Justice John Roberts let President Donald Trump temporarily oust top officials at two independent agencies while the Supreme Court decides how to handle a new showdown over presidential power.
The Trump administration’s legal defense of the firings of two independent agency officials includes a bid to narrow federal courts’ power to block White House efforts to expand executive reach if they’re found to be illegal or unconstitutional.
A federal judge in California had ordered the Trump administration to rehire government employees fired as part of its efforts to slash the federal work force.
28d
Juneau Empire on MSNJudge orders Trump administration to rehire thousands of fired workers; at least some to get back payOnly agencies themselves have broad hiring and firing powers ... in line with Mr. Trump’s political agenda — not based on any directive from the Office of Personnel Management.
A federal appeals court denied an attempt by the Trump administration to pause a lower court ruling forcing government agencies to reinstate thousands of employees who were fired last month.