Unions’ Layoffs Suit Is Next Major Hurdle for Trump Firing Plan

May 29, 2025, 9:39 AM UTC

President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce is reaching a fork in the road.

His executive orders directing agencies to cut staff and loosen protections for federal workers have spurred more than a dozen lawsuits playing out in courtrooms from California to Boston, charting the course for a series of Supreme Court battles that could both cost thousands of federal employees their jobs and defang some of the president’s most aggressive policies.

The high court is expected to be asked to weigh in on a case brought by the American Federation of Government Employees and others over Trump’s attempt ...

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