{"id":2455155,"date":"2025-07-03T09:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-join-amicus-brief-to-oppose-dismantling-education-dept\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:40:40","slug":"democrats-join-amicus-brief-to-oppose-dismantling-education-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-join-amicus-brief-to-oppose-dismantling-education-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats join amicus brief to oppose dismantling Education Dept"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-join-amicus-brief-to-oppose-dismantling-education-dept%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Over 175 Democratic lawmakers filed an amicus brief opposing President Trump&#8217;s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. this legal move supports a lawsuit initiated by the NAACP, which challenges the administration&#8217;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&#8217;s changes to the department and the ongoing impact of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ibram-x-kendis-antiracism-think-tank-at-boston-university-lays-off-third-of-staff\/\" title=\"Boston University&#039;s antiracism think tank, led by Ibram X Kendi, cuts staff by one-third.\">recent staff reductions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Over 175 Democrats join amicus brief to oppose dismantling Education Department<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2164147\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers filed an amicus brief Thursday to assert President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3460496\/paramount-settlement-trump-60-minutes-controversy\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t have the authority to &ldquo;abolish the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3390287\/warren-launches-investigation-trump-dismantling-department-of-education\/\">Department of Education<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This brief was added to the NAACP&rsquo;s lawsuit against the Trump administration over its changes to the Education Department. The NAACP is legally challenging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-freezes-student-loan-repayments-following-court-rulings-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden administration freezes student loan repayments following court rulings - Washington Examiner\">department&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s recent layoffs and the cancellation of some grants. It claims these actions are unconstitutional because they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-sued-over-rule-that-mandates-emissions-standards-for-states\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Faces ... for State Emissions Standards Rule\">lack congressional authority<\/a> and, therefore, violate the separation of powers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3460311\/upenn-ban-transgender-athletes-erase-lia-thomas-records\/\">UPenn to ban transgender athletes and erase swimmer Lia Thomas&#8217;s records<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3459375\/dc-ends-kindergarten-redshirting-no-exceptions\/\">DC ends kindergarten redshirting practice with no exceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3457992\/trump-administration-harvard-civil-rights-violation-antisemitism\/\">Trump administration finds Harvard in &#8216;violent violation&#8217; of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >civil rights law<\/a> over campus antisemitism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The law couldn&rsquo;t be clearer: the president does not have the authority to unilaterally abolish the Department of Education,&rdquo; Warren wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/175-democrats-supporting-naacp-suit-dismantling-department-education\/story?id=123416816\">statement<\/a> to <em>ABC News<\/em>.&ldquo;Donald Trump is not a king, and he cannot single-handedly cut off access to education for students across this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>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&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3353848\/trump-executive-order-shut-down-education-department-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">executive order<\/a> to weaken the Education Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3401311\/elizabeth-warren-linda-mcmahon-teacher-appreciation-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ELIZABETH WARREN MOCKS LINDA MCMAHON&rsquo;S MESSAGE TO TEACHERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the department&rsquo;s employees are laid off and the funds are transferred to states, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-dallas-mavericks-stopping-national-anthem-before-games-its-about-recognizing-u-s-isnt-perfect\/\" title=\"Psaki On Dallas Mavericks Stopping National Anthem Before Games: It\u2019s About Recognizing U.S. Isn\u2019t Perfect\">president made<\/a> it clear that it will still handle &ldquo;Pell Grants, Title I funding, [and] resources for children with disabilities and special needs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of the Education Department&rsquo;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3346343\/federal-student-aid-sites-down-for-hours-following-education-department-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">original workforce<\/a>, at 2,183.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2164147\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2164147\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 175 Democrats file brief against dismantling Education Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2455156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP24325071010993.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32731,3685,32185,35136,40484],"class_list":["post-2455155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-amicus-brief","tag-democrats","tag-education-department","tag-education-policy","tag-political-opposition"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP24325071010993.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455155"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455159,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455155\/revisions\/2455159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}