Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Over 1,300 Education Department Employees

A federal judge delivers a major legal blow to the Trump administration, ruling that the Department of Education must immediately reinstate more than 1,300 employees who were abruptly dismissed earlier this year. The decision comes in response to a controversial March 11th announcement in which the department initiated a sweeping “reduction in force” that would have eliminated nearly half of its workforce—a move met with fierce resistance from educators, unions, and state leaders across the country.

The ruling, issued late Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Marianne Caldwell. . .