Coalition of more than 20 states files lawsuit to block cuts after more than 1,300 employees laid off in one day

Summary

Democratic attorneys general from over 20 states, led by New York’s Letitia James, sued the Trump administration over deep cuts to the Department of Education.

The agency laid off 1,300 employees, reducing its workforce by half. The lawsuit argues these cuts harm students, particularly low-income and special-needs students, and impede civil rights enforcement and financial aid processing.

Trump wants to dismantle the department entirely.

The suit, filed in Massachusetts, claims the cuts are unconstitutional since Congress authorized the department’s programs and funding.