Emergency application
Federal workforce cuts
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. American Federation of Government Employees
What did the Court do?
The request was withdrawn on May 27, 2025, before the Court ruled on it.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
The federal government asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a district-court order blocking implementation of an executive order and federal personnel memo. It also asked the Court to pause a related discovery order. The case concerns federal workforce cuts, Executive Order 14,210, and a memo from the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget. The American Federation of Government Employees and other groups challenged the policies; the government says the district court wrongly blocked them.
What the Court did
The federal government withdrew its request, so the application closed without a ruling on whether to pause the lower-court orders. The Court did not publish any justices’ votes.
What it means
The Supreme Court did not pause the challenged orders or decide the underlying dispute. The record names the Ninth Circuit but gives no update on its proceedings; it lists no related Supreme Court case or argument.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A1106. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.