Trump, Supreme Court
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Lower-court judges have already blocked several Trump's policies including an asylum ban at the US-Mexico border.
OPM’s guidance offers some leeway to the Trump administration’s policy requiring most federal employees to work in the office full time.
Seven lawyers who spoke with Reuters cited a punishing workload and the need to defend policies that some felt were not legally justifiable among the key reasons for the wave of departures.
The case marks the Supreme Court’s first major ruling of Trump’s second term—though more are likely to follow.
President Trump argued judges don't have the power to entirely block his executive orders as they're being challenged in court.
The Education Department has pledged to carry out required functions, but questions remain about its plan for contending with the loss of staff.