US EditionSupreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members, except the Fed
- On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court's conservative majority indicated that President Trump probably has the power to remove members of independent agency boards, though this authority does not appear to extend to Federal Reserve officials.
- This ruling challenged the 1935 Humphrey's Executor precedent, which barred presidents from firing independent board members without cause, a decision that has long divided conservative legal theorists.
- The case centers on board members Wilcox and Harris, appointed by President Biden, whose firings by Trump left labor-related agencies unable to act, while their reinstatement was ordered by a 7-4 appellate court vote.
- Justice Elena Kagan, joined by liberal justices, warned that allowing firing without cause risks chaos, and Solicitor General Sauer acknowledged federal labor board removals cause 'grave and irreparable harm' to constitutional separation of powers.
- The decision leaves the broader question of presidential power unresolved while affirming that firing Federal Reserve Chair Powell, whose termination Trump has mused about but not planned, remains a distinct issue.
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