A divided US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump resume dismantling the Department of Education, lifting a lower court order that required the reinstatement of as many as 1,400 workers.

Granting an emergency request from the administration, the justices put on hold a federal district court ruling that said the Trump purge would leave the department unable to perform duties required under US law. The Supreme Court order will apply while the case continues on appeal.

Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr breaks down the High Court's decision with Tim Stenovec and Norah Mulinda on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily. 

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