Federal judge blocks mass Education Department layoffs
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The Trump administration defied a federal judge from Massachusetts who said the deportation of several men to South Sudan violated a court order.
U.S. District Judge Myong ordered the Education Department to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.
Education is unable to carry out its statutory responsibilities and the Trump administration must receive congressional approval before dismantling the department, judge rules.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's effort to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard University.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there, after officials acknowledged making a mistake in his case.
The ruling, which covers 22 agencies and also prohibits shutting down programs or offices, effectively pauses the president’s plans for reshaping much of the government while the case plays out.
A Licking County judge ruled Bruce R. Foster III isn't competent to stand trial in a Feb. 4 mass shooting at KDC/ONE in New Albany.