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A series of recent Supreme Court decisions favoring the Trump administration were made under the court’s “emergency docket,” often referred to as the “shadow docket.”
The U.S. Supreme Court said President Donald Trump 's administration can proceed with plans to lay off some 1,400 employees at the Department of Education —marking another win for the White House from the conservative-leaning high court.
Mark Joseph Stern: Under federal law, Trump cannot remove Powell over a policy disagreement. Federal law expressly allows for the removal of the Fed’s board members only for “cause”—something like abuse of office or malfeasance. That means Trump can’t just sack Powell because Trump wants to slash rates and Powell wants to keep them steady.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge this afternoon to unseal grand jury testimony from the prosecution of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. President Trump had requested the move in an effort to dispel a storm of criticism and conspiracy theories coming from many of his supporters.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for mass Education Department layoffs, bolstering President Donald Trump’s federal workforce cuts while legal battles continue.
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President Donald Trump has achieved significant victories in the Supreme Court during the first six months of his second term.
"The President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them," Sotomayor wrote.
A lawsuit filed in federal court looks to stop the Trump administration's arrests in immigration courthouse, as ICE looks to increase arrests.