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Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members, except the Fed

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order allowing President Trump to fire members of independent agencies except the Federal Reserve Board.
This action followed a dispute over firings of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris, originally appointed by President Biden.
Wilcox, the first Black woman on the NLRB, joined in 2021, was confirmed for a second five-year term in 2023, but removals have left these agencies unable to act as Trump seeks workforce cuts.
The court's conservative majority endorsed a broad presidential firing power while dissenting justices warned this signals Trump could dismiss members of all independent agencies, with the Fed seen as a separate issue.
The ruling maintains an appellate stay reinstating Wilcox and Harris but leaves the broader constitutional fight over presidential authority under the 1935 Humphrey's Executor decision unresolved.

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