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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Supreme Court gives Trump go-ahead to gut Department of Education

Supreme Court gave the Trump administration permission to fire hundreds of workers in the Department of Education - (Getty)

The Trump administration may move forward with firing hundreds of employees in the Department of Education as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday.

In a brief order, justices reversed a Massachusetts judge’s decision that prevented the administration from firing more than 1,300 employees at the decades-old agency.

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