July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings at the Department of Education by lifting an injunction while litigation proceeds in the courts.

The US Supreme Court on Monday (Jul 14) cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administration to proceed with plans to dismantle the Department of Education, part of his broader push to reduce the federal

The Trump administration appealed a court order blocking mass layoffs and other changes at the Education Department.

The high court lifted a lower court order pausing the firings.

Despite strong opposition from Democratic states and education groups, the Supreme Court sided with Trump’s effort to reshape federal education policy.

The court, with 3 dissenting votes, paused an order from a federal judge in Boston who had reversed the layoffs and called into question the broader plan.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with plans that could lead to the shutdown of the Department of Education.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

The U.S. Supreme Court gave the Trump administration free rein to gut the Education Department on Monday, eliciting a scathing dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump's plans to dismantle the Department of Education can proceed.Education advocates warned that these cuts could further

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled on party lines to allow President Donald Trump to move forward with his decision to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, and both the Court's liberal minority and various legal experts are condemning the decision.Slate legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern posted ...