So far, President Donald Trump has had pretty good luck with the U.S. Supreme Court, and he rolled the dice once again last week in asking for the high court to pause a court order that reinstated Department of Education employees who were fired, the Associated Press reported. 

The outlet noted that the Department of Justice filed an emergency request asking the high court to pause the order issued by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston.

Trump's DOJ, led by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, argued that Judge Joun exceeded his authority "when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of nearly 1,400 people and putting the broader plan on hold."

Trump and his administration have fought federal judges across the nation who are clearly attempting to hamstring his policy decisions.

What's going on?

Trump, with the help of the Department of Government Efficiency, attempted to dismantle the Department of Education, but the move was widely contested by Democrats.

Notably, a federal appeals court refused to put the order on hold while the Trump administration filed an appeal, hence the emergency request to the Supreme Court.

The federal judge who blocked Trump's actions, which meant the termination of thousands of DoE employees, sparked a firestorm with what many called gross judicial overreach.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, nominated by Nominal President Biden, plays president and orders Trump to stop dismantling the Department of Education pic.twitter.com/yeDUXCXycw

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) May 22, 2025

The AP noted:

The judge wrote that the layoffs “will likely cripple the department.”

But Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote on Friday that Joun was substituting his policy preferences for those of the Trump administration.

Multiple organizations and groups banded together in an attempt to stop Trump from laying off thousands of federal Department of Education workers.

Social media reacts

Many across social media slammed the judge and labeled him yet another judicial "activist."

"Um obviously he thinks he's the president and nobody voted for him. Ignore and continue because he has no such authority.. if you Ignore these lawless activists judges, maybe they'll go away," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "Judicial tyranny strikes again! Judge Joun’s overreach is a slap in the face to Trump’s mandate. When will this nonsense stop? The Supreme Court and Congress better step up and rein in these activist judges before they turn our Constitution into confetti!"

It'll be interesting to see how the high court comes down on this one.