Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

Associated Press Published: June 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM Tags: Donald Trump , Washington news , Education FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (J. Scott Applewhite, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.

The Justice Department’s emergency appeal to the high court said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his auth