US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to shrink Education Department

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to dismantle the Department of Education after pausing a preliminary injunction issued by a US district judge in May.

In a 6-3 emergency ruling, the Supreme Court lifted the district judge's order to reinstate employees terminated in mass layoffs, Xinhua news agency reported.

On May 22, Boston-based US District Judge Myong Joun ordered the Trump administration to reinstate nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffs at the department. US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston stated that the layoffs "will likely cripple the department."(IANS)

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