Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Fed Firing But Allows Removals at Other Agencies
The justices said Cook can stay while her lawsuit continues, and they also gave presidents broader power to remove officials at independent agencies.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow President Donald Trump to fire independent agency heads, overturning a 1935 precedent. Separately, the court blocked the immediate removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a 5-4 decision.
- In 2025, the president fired FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and attempted to oust Cook, alleging mortgage fraud. These actions bypassed statutory protections, triggering legal battles over executive removal authority.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the central bank's 'unique historical status and role' protects it from at-will removal. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, warning the ruling grants the executive 'far greater power than ever before.'
- Although Cook retains her seat, Roberts noted the administration could 'try again' to remove her with proper notice. The litigation now returns to lower courts, leaving her tenure vulnerable.
- Shifting significant power from Congress to the White House, these rulings reshape regulatory enforcement across roughly two dozen agencies. Critics argue the outcome erodes institutional independence, while supporters hail it as a unitary executive theory victory.
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The Supreme Court delivered a pointed defense of the Federal Reserve’s autonomy on Monday. In a 5-4 decision, the justices blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Governor Lisa Cook. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that accepting the administration’s position would turn the Fed’s statutory for-cause removal protection into at-will employment. Such a leap, he added, stands at odds with both the law Congress passed and the nation’s longs…
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Source link (Official White House photo by Molly Riley) The Supreme Court held in a 5‑4 ruling that the president can’t fire members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors without cause while litigation continues. The majority held that President Donald Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook violated the statutory requirement that
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