The Trump administration has submitted an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that mandates the reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees who were terminated as part of the president’s initiative to streamline the federal bureaucracy,

Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris contended that the lower court’s decisions have led to “chaos” within federal agencies by encroaching on their decision-making authority. She urged the justices to permit the employees to remain off the payroll while the broader legal issues regarding the dismissals are addressed. “Each day the preliminary injunction is in effect subjects the Executive Branch to judicial micromanagement of its daily operations,” Harris stated before the Supreme Court.