The Supreme Court on July 14 allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with dismantling the Department of Education by firing almost 1,400 employees.
The ruling in McMahon v. New York took the form of an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision.
Three justices—Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—dissented from the ruling.
A federal district court had issued an injunction blocking the process and directing the government to rehire some of the departmental employees who had been laid off.
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun of Massachusetts issued an order on May 22 directing the government to rehire the laid-off employees and reverse other actions aimed at downsizing the department….
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire Education Department Employees
