A federal judge had ruled that the Trump administration is seeking to "effectively dismantle" the department without necessary approval from Congress.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

In March, Trump issued an executive order aimed at eliminating the Education Department, which he promised to do during the campaign. McMahon had already begun cutting the department’s headcount by roughly half, through a combination of buyouts and planned layoffs.