States and AFT Sue Trump Administration Over Education Department Layoffs

Twenty-one Democratic state attorneys general led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, joined by a parallel case from the American Federation of Teachers. The suits argue the March 11 reduction in force unlawfully dismantles a department Congress created in 1979 through the Department of Education Organization Act. The complaints seek to block further cuts and reinstate terminated employees.