The Supreme Court on Monday lifted an injunction against the Trump administration's efforts to gut the Department of Education. The move allows the administration to proceed with mass firings that slashed nearly half of the agency's workforce in March.

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

"The President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them," Sotomayor wrote.