Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass layoffs at Education Department

CNN ^ | May 22, 2025 | AP / CNN

[ken in texas]

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans announced in March that sought to work toward Trump’s goal to dismantle the department. It marks a setback to one of the Republican president’s campaign promises.

The injunction was requested in a lawsuit filed by the Somerville and Easthampton school districts in Massachusetts and the American Federation of Teachers, along with other education groups.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: article2; education; interference; judgewatch; judicialcoup; judicialmisconduct; judicialoverreach; labor; layoff; noauthority; nojurisdiction; obstruction; sabotage; undermining; unlawfulorders

[ken in texas]

Another judge that wants to run the country.

[daler]

Ignore.

[Nekman]

Biden appointee

[Jim W N]

Without a clear and sound constitutional basis for this ruling, the Court decision should be ignored and nullified with a statement of sound constitutional basis for nullification, and Trump should carry out the layoffs of the UNCONSTITUTIONAL DoEd which itself should be wholly dismantled.

[alancarp]

" ...a lawsuit filed by the Somerville and Easthampton school districts in Massachusetts and the American Federation of Teachers, along with other education groups..."

They aren't employees of the DoEd, so ... standing??

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Myong Jin Joun, born 1971 in Seoul, South Korea.

Worse than “Another judge that wants to run the country” is a FOREIGN judge who wants to run the country.

But, at least he served. You’d think that he wouldn’t try to overrun the executive branch.
Allegiance: United States
Branch/service:
* United States Army
* Massachusetts National Guard

Years of service 1990–1996
Unit:
* 1-101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
* 1-182nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division

[plain talk]

Myong is wrong.

[ken in texas]

Standing?? They need the DoEd so they’ll be able to select the proper educational materials for their LGBTQ and transgender students. After all, that’s very important these days. /s

[daler]

It was a different issue, but the new Marco Rubio yesterday very eloquently educated a Dem on the separation of powers between the judicial and executive branches.

He made it quite clear that some federal judge won’t be dictating U.S. foreign policy.

I’m assuming the same principle applies to this and other judicial turkeys trying to dictate a thumbs up or down on every administrative action taken by this or any other president.

[Retain Mike]

So how come these layoffs and all the others are not in the so called “big, beautiful bill”? Otherwise, as far as I am concerned, there is nothing beautiful to celebrate.

[tumblindice]

War and democrat judging is politics by other means.

[antidemoncrat]

Just another of Schumer’s radical judges he picked to stop Trump’s MAGA effort. Is it legal to put traitors like this in front of a firing squad? ... along with the traitor that put them in power?

[Fledermaus]

Too bad judge. What are you going to do about it?

[BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan]

Exactly! 100%!

[Organic Panic]

How many foreign born judges did that child sniffing chomo and Kenyan commie appoint?

[jpp113]

Granting injunctive relief when there is no irreparable harm is the real problem. Irreparable harm = Only when Money will not remedy the dispute. These TRO’s and injunctions (any which are not based on constitutional questions) are illegitimate and illegal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 65.

[PIF]

Is it legal to put traitors like this in front of a firing squad? ... along with the traitor that put them in power?

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No. Firing squads are illegal, but drawing and quartering is legal.

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Born Myong Jin Joun (전명진)

1971 (age 53–54)
Seoul, South Korea
Education University of Massachusetts Boston (BA)
Suffolk University (JD)

Notable rulings In March 2025, Joun issued a temporary restraining order on the freezing of teacher training grants that were alleged by the Trump administration to include funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion, but on April 4, 2025, the Supreme Court reinstated the freeze in a 5–4 decision.

[EC Washington]

And right on cue Trump’s lawyers will cave and follow the illegal orders

[Truth not Theories]

When the h_ _l are We The People (i.e. the taxpayers) going to start being protected as well as thugs, criminals, and lazy government placeholders and money drainers? When will judges, House, Senate, etc realize, there is negative B-zillions of dollars in the bank?