The unsigned order from the high court allows the Trump administration to carry out the president’s Feb. 13 executive order demanding “large-scale reductions in force” to take place across

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.

The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Asked what a world without judicial independence would look like, Justice Clint Bolick offered an ominous answer. "It looks like authoritarianism."

The Supreme Court's decision curtailing nationwide judicial injunctions from federal courts comes after Trump has repeatedly complained about judicial constraints on his policy agenda.

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