Supreme Court rules on Education Department cutting half its staff
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Education Department to fire half of its workforce on Monday, a move that advances President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the department.
The high court’s decision in McMahon v. State of New York was issued 6-3 along ideological lines.
It arose from a lawsuit brought by 20 Democrat-led states, who asked the court to halt the Education Department’s plans to lay off half of its employees and eventually shutter altogether.
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