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Trump and SCOTUS are weakening the separation of powers

Trump and SCOTUS are weakening the separation of powers

Last week, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority authorized President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. In another shadow docket ruling that lacks legal precedent, facts or justification, the court dealt an even more serious blow to separation of powers than to public education. The Education Department was established by federal statute in 1979 to “strengthen the Federal commitment to …

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