Democrats join amicus brief to oppose dismantling Education Dept
Over 175 Democratic lawmakers filed an amicus brief opposing President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. this legal move supports a lawsuit initiated by the NAACP, which challenges the administration’s recent layoffs and grant cancellations, claiming thes actions are unconstitutional due to a lack of congressional authorization. Notable signatories of the brief include Senators Chuck schumer and Elizabeth Warren, as well as several Democratic representatives. Warren emphasized that the law restricts the president from unilaterally abolishing the Department of Education, arguing that Trump does not have the authority to limit educational access. the brief underscores legislative concerns over the administration’s changes to the department and the ongoing impact of its recent staff reductions.
Over 175 Democrats join amicus brief to oppose dismantling Education Department
Democratic lawmakers filed an amicus brief Thursday to assert President Donald Trump doesn’t have the authority to “abolish the Department of Education.”
This brief was added to the NAACP’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over its changes to the Education Department. The NAACP is legally challenging the department’s recent layoffs and the cancellation of some grants. It claims these actions are unconstitutional because they lack congressional authority and, therefore, violate the separation of powers.
Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MS), and twenty other Democratic Senators signed on to the brief. Also included were Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the ranking members of the House Education and Judiciary Committees, along with over 150 Democratic representatives.
“The law couldn’t be clearer: the president does not have the authority to unilaterally abolish the Department of Education,” Warren wrote in a statement to ABC News.“Donald Trump is not a king, and he cannot single-handedly cut off access to education for students across this country.”
Raskin was notably part of a meeting between McMahon and about a dozen Democratic House members in April, just weeks after the NAACP filed its lawsuit against the Trump administration. The civil rights group was prompted by President Donald Trump’s executive order to weaken the Education Department.
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While the department’s employees are laid off and the funds are transferred to states, the president made it clear that it will still handle “Pell Grants, Title I funding, [and] resources for children with disabilities and special needs.”
Of the Education Department’s initial 4,133 staff, 259 accepted a deferred resignation package, 313 accepted a $25,000 separation payment, and 63 probationary employees were let go last month. In addition, 1,315 more people will soon be laid off, leaving a little more than half the original workforce, at 2,183.
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