California leads suit to preserve US Department of Education

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a massive multi-state coalition, has expanded a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The amended complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, adds new allegations targeting the administration’s recent transfer of department functions to other federal agencies. This follows an initial lawsuit filed in March 2025 regarding mass layoffs within the department. “The Trump Administration is continuing its illegal effort to dismantle the Department of Education until it finally shutters for good. This isn’t about reducing bureaucracy,” Attorney General Bonta said in a statement. “If anything, these changes are only making bureaucracy worse.” The coalition argues the administration’s actions violate the Constitution's separation of powers. “Neither the President nor his agencies can undo the many acts of Congress that author