Supreme Court rules in Trump's favor in case of thousands of laid-off federal workers

The Court Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lower court's order forcing the Trump Administration to reinstate thousands of furloughed federal probationary workers.

The top court declared that the nonprofit organizations that filed the lawsuit to stop the mass firings lacked standing to do so.

The Supreme Court's decision aligns with the president's desire to reduce the size of government.

California Judge William Alsup last month ordered six federal agencies to rehire 16,000 probationary workers who were laid off as part of President Trump's initiative to cut the size of government.

Alsup claimed that the "underperformance" justification for the mass layoffs was a "sham" and ordered the Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Defense, Energy and Interior departments to reinstate the terminated probationary employees.

The Supreme Court, in a temporary victory for the Trump Administration, blocked Alsup's order while litigation of the case continues.