US EditionSupreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her
Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism toward Trump's attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, noting the challenge raises concerns about Federal Reserve independence.
- On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments and justices expressed skepticism about President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while litigation continues.
- Posting a termination letter on August 25, President Donald Trump cited alleged mortgage misstatements disclosed by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, though the Federal Reserve Act's 'for cause' removal rule lacks defined procedures.
- Chief Justice John Roberts told U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, `If there is any level of cause... reinstated`.
- A federal judge ruled in September that Trump's removal of Cook likely violated her due process rights, and the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift that injunction while it may rule in a few months.
- A ruling could reshape the Fed's independence and markets, as economists warn removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook risks recession and lets a president remake the Fed by appointing a sympathetic majority.
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DOJ's defense of Trump's Fed firing effort falls flat at SCOTUS
President Donald Trump doesn’t like rules. Last May, in a shadow-docket order, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially told Trump, “Fire anyone you want, but not governors of the Federal Reserve Board.”1Announcing that “the Fed is different“ carve-out was all but a dare to a man like Trump, and, on August 25, he tried to fire Lisa Cook as a governor of the Federal Reserve Board, via a letter in a Truth social post.As her lawyers wrote in filing a law…
It is ultimately about the independence of the American Central Bank: the Supreme Court may declare the dismissal of Fed chief Lisa Cook inadmissible, as the hearing on the case shows.
Even conservative Supreme Court justices cool to Trump dismissal of the Fed’s Lisa Cook • Oklahoma Voice
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook leaves the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, D.C, after the court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices across the political spectrum appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s swift, informal dismissal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, and his effort to influence the independent central bank that gove…
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