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The president’s order builds on the court decision, but also goes further, by giving the federal government information that it could use to target colleges it thinks are not complying. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , Education

Simplified: President's order builds on court decision giving federal government information to target non-complying colleges.

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Two years ago, conservatives, led by an organization called Students for Fair Admissions, won a victory in the Supreme Court, when a majority of the justices deemed the consideration of race in colleg... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , Education

Simplified: Conservatives led by Students for Fair Admissions won Supreme Court victory deeming race consideration in college admissions unconstitutional two year...

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Universities have been scrambling to rearrange their admissions processes to comply with the ruling ever since. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education , Law

Simplified: Universities have been rearranging admissions processes to comply with the Supreme Court ruling.

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President Trump signed an executive order requiring schools to submit information about the academics of applicants, which was designed to prevent universities from using “racial proxies” in admission... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Education , Law

Simplified: President Trump signed executive order requiring schools to submit applicant academic information to prevent universities from using racial proxies in...

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And the department enforces civil rights law designed to prevent race or sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools. 0.900

👤 Ana Faguy 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Education

Simplified: Department of Education enforces civil rights law preventing race or sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools.

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Trump is now one step closer to his goal after the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that his administration could move ahead with plans to lay off half the department's workforce, more than 1,000 people. 0.900

👤 Ana Faguy 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Government

Simplified: Supreme Court ruled Trump administration can lay off half the Department of Education's workforce.

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The six conservative justices on the court, three of whom were appointed by Trump, voted to stop a lower court judge's order that had blocked the firings. 0.900

👤 Ana Faguy 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: Six conservative justices voted to stop the lower court order blocking Department of Education firings.

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“It is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it,” she said. 0.900

👤 Justice Sonia Sotomayor 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government , Law

Simplified: Judiciary's duty is to check lawlessness.

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In a blistering dissent to this week’s Supreme Court decision, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by two other liberals on the court, said the majority was essentially letting Trump break the law passed... 0.900

👤 Justice Sonia Sotomayor 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government , Law

Simplified: Sotomayor said Supreme Court let Trump break law creating Education Department.

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And because it would require a law that means clearing the hurdle of a potential filibuster in the U.S. Senate, which currently requires 60 votes. 1.000

👤 Marty West 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Law

Simplified: Eliminating the Department of Education requires a law clearing a potential filibuster in the U.S. Senate requiring 60 votes.

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The Department of Education was created in a 1979 law called the Department of Education Reorganization Act. 1.000

👤 Marty West 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Education , Law

Simplified: The Department of Education was created in 1979 by the Department of Education Reorganization Act.

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A third aspect of the department's role, it carries out through its Office of Civil Rights, which works to ensure that all schools receiving federal funds abide by federal civil rights laws. 1.000

👤 Marty West 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Education , Law

Simplified: The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights ensures schools receiving federal funds abide by federal civil rights laws.

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These regulations address how federal funds can and can't be used, but sometimes they also say what other policies must be in place for states school districts, institutions of higher education to acc... 1.000

👤 Marty West 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Education , Law

Simplified: Regulations address how federal funds can and cannot be used and what policies must be in place to accept federal funds.

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Second, the department issues regulations on the use of funds. 1.000

👤 Marty West 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Education , Law

Simplified: The Department of Education issues regulations on the use of funds.

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In a narrow sense, the department's job as an executive branch agency is to enforce and implement laws passed by Congress. 1.000

👤 Marty West 📋 Interview 🏷️ Government , Law

Simplified: The Department of Education's job is to enforce and implement laws passed by Congress.

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Attorneys general from many states have sued to try to block that. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: Attorneys general from many states sued to block the withholding of funds

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This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could fire more than a thousand workers there. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: Supreme Court ruled Trump administration could fire over a thousand Department of Education workers this week

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Israel and the Trump administration reject the idea that the laws of war apply equally to all sides, because they claim it implies a false and wrong equivalence between Hamas and Israel. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Law

Simplified: Israel and the Trump administration reject equal application of war laws

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Instead the ICC has had statements of support and solidarity from European leaders. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Law

Simplified: The ICC has received support from European leaders

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The next day the Americans sanctioned four judges from the ICC in retaliation for the decision to issue arrest warrants. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Law

Simplified: The US sanctioned four ICC judges in retaliation

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