35.8 C
Delhi
Friday, June 27, 2025

Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on big Education dept layoffs

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

New York: The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump lost a suit on Wednesday to lift a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the U.S. Education Department from laying off about half of its more than 4,000 employees.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the administration’s request to put on hold an injunction by a lower-court judge. The injunction was sought by several Democratic-led states, school districts and teachers’ unions.

The Department of Justice had pushed for a swift decision from the appeals court, aiming to escalate the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, where a 6-3 conservative majority might rule in its favor.

The legal challenge arose after Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced in March plans to terminate over 1,300 employees. Combined with 600 employees who are leaving voluntarily with buyout offers, the number of job cuts reached over 2,100, halving the department’s workforce.

Related articles

Being Truly Acquainted with Dharma Is Real Self-Realisation: ‘Manifest Your Infinite Riches’ Author Pushkar Anand

With a glowing endorsement from Jack Canfield, the legendary co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series with 250 books and...

There Is No Victory Until the Remaining 50 Israeli Hostages Are Back Home

 On October 7, 2023, the world witnessed one of the most brutal and unprovoked terror attacks in recent...

AI is the New Bureaucrat India Needs

India’s governance structure is a complex, sprawling web—1.4 billion citizens, 28 states, 8 Union Territories, more than 700...

A Bullet Dodged: What If America Had Retaliated Against Iran?

IntroductionThe night was tense. Radars hummed in the Gulf, drones patrolled invisible borders, and the world waited, breath...