The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative high court.

A federal judge had ruled that the Trump administration is seeking to "effectively dismantle" the department without necessary approval from Congress.

In March, Trump issued an executive order aimed at eliminating the Education Department, which he promised to do during the campaign. McMahon had already begun cutting the department’s headcount by roughly half, through a combination of buyouts and planned layoffs.