The administration argues that the president does not need additional authorization from Congress to conduct agency-wide layoffs. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the Supreme Court’s order, saying it “stopped lawless lower courts from restricting President Trump’s authority over federal personnel.”

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump’s administration to move forward with his plan to thin out the federal workforce.

The decision reinstates President Donald Trump's February executive order instructing federal agencies to plan reductions in their workforces.