Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin With Unanimous Ruling

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.

Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, wrote that the 4th Circuit was also wrong regarding the legal issues involved.

This is the second big ruling this week involving Trump.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused once more to hear Trump’s bid to overturn a New York jury’s $5 million finding that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll.

The justices did not explain their decision to decline to take the case, a standard practice when the high court turns away petitions.

This marks the second time this year the Court has rejected Trump’s effort to erase the civil verdict.