McMahon v. New York

Summary

Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissents from the majority’s order granting a stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction against the mass termination of Department of Education employees. She argues that the President lacks authority to abolish a Cabinet‑level agency, that the Secretary exceeded statutory limits, and that the plaintiffs have standing and suffer irreparable harm. The dissent warns that the stay undermines the Constitution’s separation of powers and the Take Care Clause.