Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Fed Firing But Allows Removals at Other Agencies
The ruling keeps Lisa Cook in place while giving Trump broader power to remove officials at other independent agencies, overturning a 91-year precedent.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow President Donald Trump to fire independent commissioners without cause, overturning the 91-year-old Humphrey's Executor precedent that restricted presidential removal of agency heads.
- Firing of Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter prompted the case after Trump terminated her last year, stating her service was 'inconsistent with Administration's priorities' despite statutory protections.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that officials exercising 'executive power' must be 'removable at will.' Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing the ruling 'undoes centuries of political practice' and 'promises to unleash only chaos.'
- Agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Communications Commission face new presidential control, though the Court simultaneously preserved the Federal Reserve's independence in the related Cook decision.
- Trump hailed the decision as a 'BIG WIN' for his administration, while critics warn the ruling discards settled constitutional understanding in favor of what they call 'total executive control' and a 'loyalty test.
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An important — but not final — victory at the Supreme Court
The Federal Reserve, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates and bend to his will, just got an important assist from the U.S. Supreme Court.In Trump v. Cook, the justices took up the case involving Trump’s decision to terminate Lisa Cook, a member of the powerful policymaking Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. On June 29, 2026, Cook and the Fed prevailed. In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, th…
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a significant victory on Monday by allowing him to remove at will the leaders of federal agencies that were previously independent, bringing down in the process a 1935 precedent that could rearrange the way the government works. At the same time, the court made it much more difficult for this or future presidents to dismiss members of the Federal Reserve, blocking, …
US Supreme Court gives Trump the power to fire top officials across the administration – except at the Fed
With a conservative majority, the highest court in the United States handed President Trump the authority on June 29 to dismiss leaders of independent federal agencies at will, with the sole exception of the central bank.
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