The Supreme Court issued a surprising order that allows President Trump to effectively dismantle the Department of Education, disregarding prior legal precedents and the approval of Congress. The ruling permits significant layoffs and actions that undermine the agency, which is crucial for public education and student rights. Dissenting justices expressed concern about the erosion of congressional authority and the principle of separation of powers, emphasizing that only Congress can abolish the Department. They criticized the court's decision as a dangerous enhancement of presidential power.
The court's rightwing supermajority essentially gave Trump carte blanche to dismantle the Department of Education, which plays an important role in the lives of the nation's 50 million public schoolchildren.
The liberal justices warned that the court was undermining Congress's authority and the constitution's separation of powers.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote: Only Congress has the power to abolish the Department. The Executive's task, by contrast, is to take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.
Sotomayor added that the court's order permitting the Government to proceed with dismantling the Department was indefensible.
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