California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration over the firing of nearly half of all workers at the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”

A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.

The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States Department of Education for allegedly obstructing its own Office for Civil Rights.

Still, the state's superintendent of public schools said there would be a “much bigger impact” if Congress or the executive branch moved to pull funding.

Colorado's Attorney General has joined 20 other states in suing the president's administration to stop what they call the "illegal dismantling" of the U.S. Department of Education.