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The move by the justices represents an expansion of executive power, allowing President Trump to dismantle the inner workings of a government department.
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Cuts have hit most of the department's main functions, which include investigating civil rights complaints, providing financial aid, researching what works in education, testing students and dispersing federal funding.
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The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding the Education Department, allowing it to move ahead with mass layoffs and a plan to outsource the department's operations to other agencies.
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