The Justice Department’s emergency appeal to the high court said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of nearly 1,400 people and putting the broader plan on hold.

The Justice Department says a lower court has no jurisdiction to “second-guess" the Executive’s decisions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.