SCOTUS 'shadow docket' rulings compel judge to deny preliminary injunction in Department of Education case

Source: msn/Law & Crime

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A federal judge in Baltimore this week gave the Trump administration a limited — but significant — victory in a case challenging the wholesale restructuring of the U.S. Department of Education.

On March 20, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities." The order broadly summarizes the 45th and 47th president's long-promised plans to shutter the Jimmy Carter-era agency. Prior to that, Education Secretary Linda McMahon had issued a series of directives – including mass firings and grant rescissions – geared toward dismantling the agency.

A coalition of plaintiffs led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sued. The lawsuit alleges that ensuing actions by the government to effectuate the order were "unconstitutional" and in violation of "Congress's directives in creating the Department and assigning it specific duties and appropriations." Months later, the plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration aimed to quickly end the case by asking U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin, a Joe Biden appointee, to dismiss both the complaint and the injunction request. Now, in a 39-page memorandum opinion, the court denied both parties' motions without prejudice – favoring a fuller record.

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