The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration another major win this week after it lifted a federal judge's order that temporarily prevented mass government layoffs.

According to The Hill, in an unsigned order by the Supreme Court, a ruling said that Trump's February executive order that ordered a reduction in the federal workforce was likely a legal move. 

While the high court ruled in favor of the Trump administration, it reportedly left the door open for plaintiffs to challenge the administration's department-specific plans down the road.

The ruling is the latest in a string of victories for the Trump administration at the hands of the high court as Trump and his lawyers file multiple emergency appeals to fight back against activist federal judges.

What happened?

The high court's ruling, not signed by any of the justices, which is not uncommon, made its decision clear and simple.

"We express no view on the legality of any Agency RIF and Reorganization Plan produced or approved pursuant to the Executive Order and Memorandum," the ruling said.

Not surprisingly, the liberal justices on the high court dissented, especially Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson, who called it a "wrong decision."

"In my view, this was the wrong decision at the wrong moment, especially given what little this Court knows about what is actually happening on the ground," Jackson wrote.

Another SCOTUS Victory!

The Supreme Court just granted the Trump Admin a stay pending appeal, affirming that the Trump Administration’s Executive Order directing agencies to develop reduction in force (RIF) plans are likely lawful. This decision was 8-1 and is now the… pic.twitter.com/HoskQnhrPc

— Graziella Pastor (@GraziellaPastor) July 8, 2025

Interestingly, Justice Sonia Sotomayor partially agreed with Brown Jackson, but ultimately sided with the Trump administration on the matter.

Sotomayor's statement

The liberal justice released a statement on her stance on the matter.

"The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law. I join the Court’s stay because it leaves the District Court free to consider those questions in the first instance."

Federal judges were quick to stop Trump from implementing the executive order.

Thank goodness there's a conservative majority Supreme Court to give Trump some hope for overcoming the terrible decisions they seem to make.