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Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The New York Times ^
| March 13, 2025 Updated 11:12 a.m. ET
| Hurubie Meko and Troy Closson
Posted on 03/13/2025 11:57:50 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Thursday, two days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers, purging people who administer grants and track student achievement across America.
The group, led by New York’s Letitia James, sued the administration in a Massachusetts federal court, saying that the dismissals were “illegal and unconstitutional.”
“Firing half of the Department of Education’s work force will hurt students throughout New York and the nation, especially low-income students and those with disabilities who rely on federal funding,” Ms. James said in a news release. “This outrageous effort to leave students behind and deprive them of a quality education is reckless and illegal.”
The cuts to the department’s staff will cause a delay in “nearly every aspect” of the K-12 education in their states, the attorneys general said in their suit. Therefore, the coalition is seeking a court order to stop what it called “policies to dismantle” the agency, arguing that the layoffs are just a first step toward its destruction.
“All of President Trump’s executive actions are lawful, constitutional and intended to deliver on the promises he made to the American people,” a White House spokesman, Harrison Fields, said. “Partisan elected officials and judicial activists who seek to legally obstruct President Trump’s agenda are defying the will of 77 million Americans who overwhelmingly re-elected President Trump, and their efforts will fail.”
Linda McMahon, the education secretary, has said that the layoffs will help the department deliver services more efficiently and that the changes will not affect student loans, like Pell Grants, or funding for special-needs students.
Thursday’s move was made in concert with the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin, Vermont and the District...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: education; frivolous; interference; judgewatch; lawfare; letitiajames; nostanding; obstruction; sabotage; sorospuppets; undermining
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When Jimmy Carter bought the teachers' union's endorsement in 1979 by creating the Department of Education, the USA was #1 in education worldwide. Today, 46 years later, the USA is #40 in education. We are, however, #1 in per pupil cost. Any questions?
To: E. Pluribus Unum
If the teachers’ union train left the train station at 8 AM heading to the edge of the cliff, and the U.S. debt train left its station at 8:15 AM heading to a different cliff, which one crashes and burns first?
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:01:08 PM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Whew, I was getting nervous...it had been about 5 minutes since I’d seen/heard “gutted”.
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:03:20 PM PDT
by
Magic Fingers
(Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Some of those moochers are fourth generation.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“low-income students and those with disabilities who rely on federal funding”
So how were programs funded before 1979? Those programs predate the DOE by decades.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
They need money for the CAMPAIGNS KIDS!
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:07:00 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(Polls are designed to sell more ads & polls only. If it's not a horse race the money dries up.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Why is james not in shackles?
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:09:55 PM PDT
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
There’s a whole bunch of folks out here in the hinterlands who are getting more and more aggravated with all this stupidity.
Surely it’s time for SCOTUS to get heavily involved...
Amazes me that, from 2020 to 2024, FedJudges passed on nearly ALL suits by Trump advocates, without looking at case detail. Instead, in the vast majority of cases, the judge found the plaintiffs to have ‘no standing’ to bring the suit(s).
Since November, 2024, I don’t think ‘standing’ has entered into ANY of the new suits.
More evidence of the faux jurisprudence of our current court system. We should be impeaching judges by the dozens, at this point.
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:10:37 PM PDT
by
PubliusMM
(RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“The group, led by New York’s Letitia James”
I think it’s high time for Letitia to be investigated don’t you? We have countless videos of her running for AG on the campaign of “getting Trump” “Oh I’m gonna get him, I’m gonna get Trump” to quote Letitia.
Is this acceptable justice today? Going after someone with absolutely no cause other than disliking the person?
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:11:34 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Did a district court judge stop this yet? 3, 2, 1
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:11:56 PM PDT
by
GMThrust
To: ComputerGuy
Why didn’t he fire all of them?
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:13:29 PM PDT
by
Ronald77
To: E. Pluribus Unum
If the courts were honest they would throw this out for lack of standing.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The group, led by New York’s Letitia James, sued the administration in a Massachusetts federal court, saying that the dismissals were “illegal and unconstitutional.”How so? The last time I checked, Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 left it up to the POTUS.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
How about come up with a different way to raise test scores if you don’t like what Trump is doing...handing it back to the states? Take your idea to the people and win elections with it. Whining, complaining, suing, bitching, protesting...... I am so sick of these guys. STFU.
To: logi_cal869
Why is james not in shackles?Classify everything in DOE or related and she can't even view it.
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:20:23 PM PDT
by
BlackbirdSST
(Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The white house put into place a Loser Pays order. If someone sues the administration, they have to put up a bond for the asked amount.
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:22:03 PM PDT
by
lurk
(u)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The link in the NY Times article indicates the firings were actually done Tuesday night.
I had not seen confirmation on this until now.
Great news!
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:24:31 PM PDT
by
cgbg
(The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Letitia James.
Why does she hold a grudge against Trump?
She along with most democrat leaders, made Trump’s presidency happen. She should be welcoming that which she helped to create.
She’ll be causing another republican presidency, if she keeps it up.
Good job, Letitia. Keep it up..
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:25:22 PM PDT
by
adorno
( )
To: PubliusMM
“Surely it’s time for SCOTUS to get heavily involved...”
If someone sees Roberts at The Bank of Malta with a fat briefcase we’ll know we’re screwed.
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:30:59 PM PDT
by
dljordan
To: E. Pluribus Unum
$4.1 TRILLION spent by Dept of Education since its creation.
What did we get for that staggering amount of money? Worse performance, fewer engineers and scientists, but lots of people graduating in “Studies,” “DEI,” and “Grievances.”
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posted on
03/13/2025 12:34:33 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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