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Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Mass Firings at Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights

The court found that the staff cuts are likely unconstitutional and must be reversed.
Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Mass Firings at Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights
The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration may not carry out mass firings at the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), finding that such an action likely violates both the Constitution and administrative law.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction on June 18, blocking the Education Department’s March 11 large-scale reduction in force (RIF), which shuttered seven of OCR’s 12 regional offices and cut over half of its workforce.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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