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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A Big Day for Executive Power — Except at the Fed
Today’s decision allows Donald Trump to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause and without judicial interference, and its principle extends to most of the “independent” agencies created by Congress.
WASHINGTON.- In a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that was quickly celebrated by Donald Trump as “a great victory,” the highest court this morning determined a major expansion of presidential authority by authorizing the possibility of removing independent government regulators without needing to justify a case, which could facilitate the Republican leader’s efforts to strengthen control over the federal bureaucracy.
Three setbacks, but one major victory for Donald Trump: that is the balance following the US Supreme Court's ruling in four cases. The highest court grants the president the right to fire the head of agencies, except in the case of the central bank. It also blocks an attempt to restrict voting by mail and refuses to review a lawsuit regarding sexual assault by the president.
Trump warns of action against Lisa Cook after Supreme Court blocks bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor
Following Supreme Court backing his powers to fire members of independent government agencies, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will take action against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, saying his administration is committed to ensure that such people are not involved in decision making in the United States. "The Cook Lawsuit, having to do with her suitability in sitting on the Board of the Federal Reserve, was sent back by th…
The Supreme Court of the United States opposed Donald Trump on Monday and held Governor Lisa Cook, a representative of the U.S. Central Bank (Fed), to the U.S. president trying to revoke her, reports AFP.
Supreme Court: Trump may fire heads of independent agencies, but not the Federal Reserve
The court's conservatives said the president had the authority to remove all officials who wield executive authority, even if the agency officials had fixed terms set by law.
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