UNITED STATES (LOOTPRESS) – A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration from shutting down the U.S. Department of Education and ordered the reinstatement of more than 1,300 employees who were recently fired.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun ruled Thursday that the administration’s attempt to dismantle the department without congressional approval violates the law. “The Department cannot be shut down without Congress’s approval,” Joun wrote in his decision, adding that the record “abundantly reveals” the administration’s intent to bypass legal requirements.

The injunction halts President Trump’s March 2025 executive order instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin closing the department and transferring key functions, including m

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