Still pending before the Supreme Court this week is an appeal from Trump's lawyers that seeks the firing of three Democratic appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The U.S. Supreme Court quietly backed Trump's agenda, enabling rapid federal government restructuring without explanation.

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.

WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers from the Education Department and continue other efforts to dismantle the agency. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order, the latest win for President Donald Trump at the high court.

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.

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education Department employees laid off by the Trump's administration.

Since President Trump took office, the Justice Department has backed challenges to gun regulations. And it did not appeal a ruling against a federal age limit on handguns.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a judge’s order preventing the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs across the federal bureaucracy, for now. The court in its unsigned ruling said Trump’s February executive order directing federal agencies to prepare for reductions in force (RIFs) is likely lawful.

A federal judge’s order blocking former President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship has taken effect. U.S.