July 15, 2025
Roberts Court enables Education layoffs in 6-3 split along ideological lines
SCOTUS backs Trump’s Education Department layoffs, deepening executive power
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"SCOTUS paused a preliminary injunction in a 6–3 emergency ruling on July 14, 2025. (wsaw.com)"
"Plan targets layoffs of nearly 1,400 of the department’s ~4,100 employees—over one-third of its staff. (cnbc.com)"
"Justices Sotomayor, Jackson, and Kagan dissented, warning against unchecked executive overreach. (wsaw.com)"
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Q1
Categorize each actor by branch of government: President Donald Trump; Secretary Linda McMahon; Judge Myong Joun; Supreme Court.
Q2
Which judge issued the preliminary injunction on May 22, 2025, blocking the Education Department layoffs?
Q3
On _____ the Education Department filed emergency application No. _____ in the Supreme Court seeking to vacate Judge Joun’s injunction.
Q4
Put the following events in chronological order from earliest to latest: ED press release on March 11 announcing a RIF; Judge Myong Joun"s preliminary injunction; ED"s emergency application No. 24A1203; Supreme Court"s stay of the injunction.
Q5
What was the main effect of the Supreme Court"s July 14, 2025 emergency order regarding the Education Department layoffs?
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