The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to move ahead with mass firings and deep cuts at the Education Department, setting aside a lower court’s ruling that put the administration’s plans on hold.
In a brief order, the justices said the ruling of a federal court in Massachusetts is stayed while the case develops further.
The result is that Mr. Trump can reduce the force and terminate more than 100 grants.
“Today, the Supreme Court again confirmed the obvious: the president of the United States, as the head of the Executive Branch, has the ultimate authority to make decisions about staffing levels, administrative organization, and day-to-day operations of federal agencies,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s three Democratic appointees in dissenting. She said Mr. Trump was trying to abolish the department on his own and that her Republican-appointed colleagues were enabling him.
“The majority