Overview

• Judge Andrew Carter extended an emergency restraining order on June 25 barring the Labor Department from ending Job Corps
• Plaintiffs led by the National Job Corps Association contend the department cannot dismantle a program established and funded by Congress without its approval
• Created in 1964, Job Corps offers disadvantaged youth aged 16–24 high school diplomas, vocational certificates and on-the-job training at 120 centers nationwide
• The Labor Department cited budget deficits, low graduation rates, weak job placement and thousands of safety incidents when it moved in May to shut down the program
• The program’s fate now hinges on a full court hearing to determine whether the administration overstepped its legal authority