The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Education Department grants for teacher training that were deemed to violate their new policy opposing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The 5-4 decision blocked a Massachusetts-based judge’s ruling that the administration had not followed the correct legal process in terminating the grants, totaling about $65 million in outstanding payments. This decision marked the first win for President Trump in his second term, with five conservative justices in the majority. The dissenting justices argued that the grant recipients would suffer irreparable harm due to the funds being withheld. The grants, awarded under programs like the Teacher Quality Partnership, were found to promote or take part in initiatives that discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected characteristics. A lawsuit filed by eight states on behalf of grant recipients argued that the decision to rescind the awards violated federal law. The Supreme Court decision only affected grants in states involved in the lawsuit and totaled approximately $600 million in canceled funding. The administration previously filed two emergency applications with the Supreme Court that were not granted in its favor.
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