A federal judge in Boston has blocked former President Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle the US Department of Education.
Judge Myong Joun, appointed by President Biden, issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from firing half of the department's workforce and transferring federal student loan management to the Small Business Administration.
The judge ruled that the administration's actions would "effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute".
The decision marks a significant setback for Trump's plan, which was challenged by Democratic-led states, school districts and teachers' unions.¹
