The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted President Trump's administration to resume significant reductions at the Department of Education, aligning with a broader initiative to diminish federal influence in education. This ruling overturns a prior injunction reinstating nearly 1,400 workers impacted by layoffs and preventing the transfer of crucial functions. While a legal challenge remains ongoing, states and school districts fear the irreversible damage to the department's operations. The court's unsigned decision lacked elaboration, but dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor labeled the ruling as 'indefensible'.
A department without enough employees to perform statutorily mandated functions is not a department at all. This court cannot be asked to cover its eyes while the Department's employees are continuously fired and units are transferred out until the Department becomes a shell of itself.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump’s administration to resume the gutting of the U.S. Department of Education, aligning with his plan to shrink federal control.
The ruling lifts a federal judge's order that had reinstated nearly 1,400 affected workers and blocked major functional transfers.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor described the ruling as 'indefensible', reflecting the dissent against the majority's unsigned decision.
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