Justices lifted pause on efforts to slash jobs at federal agencies, including the CDC and the Social Security Administration.

WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday (Jul 9) cleared the way for Donald Trump's administration to pursue mass government job cuts and the sweeping downsizing of numerous agencies, a decision that could lead to tens of thousands of layoffs while dramatically reshaping the federal bureaucracy.

T HE SUPREME COURT decided just 55 fully argued or “merits” cases in the term that ended on June 27th—the lowest total since the civil war, except for the covid-curtailed term of 2020. Yet the justices have been busier than ever.