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SCOTUS allows mass layoffs at Department of Education

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published July 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM PDT

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that mass layoffs at the Department of Education can move forward.

Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a host of the Supreme Court podcast “Strict Scrutiny,” joins us to discuss what this means for President Trump’s plan to eventually dismantle the department.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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