Democratic state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration from dismantling the department, or laying off roughly half of its staff.

The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

Two Harvard medical school professors are suing the Trump administration, arguing that their research was unfairly re ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it’s starting the process of undoing 31 environmental ...

A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at ...

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

Democratic-led states sue the Trump administration over layoffs at the Department of Education, alleging the cuts that ...

Maine has signed onto a new multi-state lawsuit that alleges that the Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the Department ...

All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Thousands of legal cases reach U.S. courts every year. From accusations of mistreatment in prisons to fraud to sexual ...

Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause grants that are part of the ...