Supreme Court Gives Trump Admin Another Key Win

The 4th Circuit later revived the lawsuit and sent it back to the district court, raising concerns about whether the review framework created under the Civil Service Reform Act is actually operating the way Congress intended.

The appeals court pointed to two major issues.

First, the Merit Systems Protection Board at one point lacked enough members to function, creating a backlog that critics argued undermined the effectiveness of the system.

Second, the court noted the Trump administration’s constitutional position that the president has the authority to remove members of the MSPB and the Office of Special Counsel at will, a stance that raised broader questions about the independence of the federal employee oversight process.

The administration returned to the Supreme Court, calling the case a “clear candidate for summary reversal,” arguing the 4th Circuit relied on a theory the parties had not raised.

The high court agreed.

The Supreme Court has delivered two other major wins to Trump in the last week.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court removed a major legal obstacle that had prevented the Trump administration from moving forward with portions of Trump’s election-related executive order in nearly half the country.

The Supreme Court paused a federal judge’s injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing provisions of Trump’s March executive order affecting mail-in voting in 23 states and the District of Columbia.