Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Fed Firing But Allows Removals at Other Agencies
The ruling preserves Fed independence for now while giving Trump broader authority to remove leaders of other independent agencies.
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook cannot be fired immediately by the president without legal cause, keeping a lower court's block on her removal active for the time being.
- Decided by a narrow 5–4 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh aligned with the court's three liberal justices to protect the central bank's independent standing.
- While shielding the Federal Reserve, the conservative majority simultaneously ruled 6–3 in a companion case involving the Federal Trade Commission, vastly expanding executive power across other parts of the government.
- This secondary ruling effectively overturned a 91-year-old legal precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor, which had historically prevented presidents from firing the leaders of independent regulatory agencies at will.
- Moving forward, the White House now holds the constitutional authority to summarily dismiss the heads of almost all independent federal commissions, leaving the Federal Reserve as a rare exception.
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View: Supreme Court punts on future Fed firings
The Supreme Court left the door open for President Donald Trump to try firing Federal Reserve officials even as it blocked him from removing Fed Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations.Justices ruled this morning that the president can dismiss members of most independent agencies without cause, but that the US central bank is different — and that besides, the administration had denied Cook due process. But the majority skirted the questio…
Supreme Court boosts Trump's power to fire officials, but protects Federal Reserve
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday fortified President Donald Trump’s powers to fire members of independent government agencies, but carved out protections for the Federal Reserve by blocking the firing of Governor Lisa Cook.
President Trump cannot simply fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The case must be reviewed further by lower courts.
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What the Supreme Court's ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics. But the court didn't define to what extent.
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