( July 8, 2025, 5:02 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A divided U.S. Supreme Court on July 8 stayed pending disposition of an appeal and of a petition for a writ of certiorari (if one is filed) a trial court’s preliminary injunction issued in a case challenging an executive order (EO) and memorandum implementing the EO that resulted in widespread layoffs of federal workers; the unsigned majority opinion stated that the federal “[g]overnment is likely to succeed on its argument that the Executive Order and Memorandum are lawful.”...