Baltimore, MD — A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction request filed by the NAACP and several allied organizations seeking to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to meet the legal standard for immediate relief.

The lawsuit, brought in March by a coalition of civil rights groups, labor unions, and individuals, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Education Association, accuses the administration of acting unconstitutionally in its efforts to shutter the department, a move President Trump vowed to pursue during his 2024 campaign.

Plaintiffs argued that since taking office on January 20, the administration has engaged in an “ultra vires” campaign t

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