They may be formally finished with the 2024 term, but the Supreme Court isn’t done issuing rulings when it comes to their Emergency Docket and the numerous cases lodged against the Trump administration and various executive actions taken.
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One of the administration’s more consequential moves was Executive Order 14210: “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative,” which aimed to reorganize 20 federal agencies, including the Departments of State, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In May, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston issued a temporary restraining order regarding the EO, followed shortly thereafter by a preliminary injunction.
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The administration appealed and ultimately, in early June, filed an application for stay with the Supreme Court. On Tuesday afternoon, the high court granted that application, issuing