The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that sought to give the president control over agencies that have long operated independently, potentially including the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission. The Supreme Court also turned away a challenge to the structure of a consumer safety agency and rebuffed a challenge to job protections for US consumer watchdog leaders. Additionally, the Supreme Court denied Michael Cohen's petition, which sought to drag a client into court repeatedly. A federal district judge had previously sided with the government in dismissing Cohen's case, a decision upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, following the Supreme Court's 2022 decision.