McMahon v. New York

Summary

Justice Sotomayor, dissenting, argues that the majority erred in granting a stay and lifting the district court's preliminary injunction against the mass termination of Department of Education staff. She maintains that the President lacks authority to abolish a Cabinet‑level agency, that the Secretary exceeded statutory limits under 20 U.S.C. §3473, and that the actions violate the Take Care Clause and the Administrative Procedure Act. Consequently, the dissent warns that allowing the shutdown undermines the constitutional separation of powers and harms millions of students and schools.