NYS Attorney General sues President Trump over Dept. of Education dismantling
New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). Following President Donald Trump's March 11th announcement that the Education Department would be firing approximately 50% of its workforce as part of its goal of a “total shutdown” of the Department.
New York’s Attorney General Suing Trump Administration To Stop Dismantling Of Department Of Education
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED). On March 11,
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”
New York AG leads coalition against dismantling of Education Department
On March 11, the Department of Education announced it would reduce its staff by half, effective March 21. (CN) — The Trump administration doesn’t have the authority to shutter the Department of Education, New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other states’ attorneys general say in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Democratic states sue Trump over major cuts to the Department of Education
A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and the District for Columbia alleges that this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department.
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Attorney General James, 20 other attorneys general sue to stop DOE cuts
New York and the other attorneys general filed the lawsuit asking to stop the firing of half the Department of Education's workforce.