California Attorney General Rob Bonta is again taking President Trump to court to stop the administration from dismantling the Department of Education. Why it matters: Public schools rely on federal funding distributed by the department,

For the second time in a week, Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing President Donald Trump over his firing of federal employees, after the federal administration cut the U.S. Education Department’s staff by half.

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.