"[E]ither way the threat to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave," she wrote in a blistering dissent.

In a blistering dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor slammed the Supreme Court for allowing Trump to destroy the Department of Education.

The U.S. Supreme Court gave the Trump administration free rein to gut the Education Department on Monday, eliciting a scathing dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump the authority to dismantle the Education Department and to fire about half of its staff. In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservatives set aside a Boston judge’s order and cleared the way for Education Secretary Linda McMahon to carry out her plans to shut down much of her department.

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the Department of Education to reinstate […]

The Supreme Court’s concessions to President Trump have reignited complaints about the secrecy of shadow docket rulings.

In a divided ruling, the court hands the executive branch power to dismantle a federal agency, over fierce liberal dissent warning of harm to students and the Constitution alike.