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The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to advance with the dismantling of the Department of Education in the most recent legal victory for the White House, while effectively dismantling the department.
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The order eliminates a preliminary suspension issued in May by federal judge Myong Joun to stop the dismissals of almost 1,400 employees, with Joun arguing that the changes could not be made without the approval of the Congress.
The Court did not explain its decision, which is typical in emergency appeals, according to Associated Press.
The three liberal judges of the Court dismitted, and Judge Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the dismissals “unleashed incalculable damage” and accused the majority of considering “more important to free the government from paying employees who had no right to say goodbye than to avoid these very real damages while the dispute continues.”
Trump announced in March that his administration would eliminate half of the 4,000 positions of the department and put administrative license workers.
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7 million dollars. That is what it costs per month for the Administration to continue paying the employees of the Department of Education who put administrative license, according to the US Federation of Local Government Employees 252.
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The complete elimination of the agency would require the approval of the Congress, since the department was created by this. However, it is not clear if such a measure would have the necessary votes, since it would require the support of the Democrats to pass in the Senate.
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Trump has long promised to closing the Department of Education in what he says is an effort to return the jurisdiction to the states. He signed an executive order in March that, he said, was designed to “eliminate” the department, but still maintain some functions, including title I and student loans, under federal control.
This article was originally published by Forbes United States
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