The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump, granting him broad authority to remove members of independent boards and commissions at his discretion. This decision, decided by a 6-3 majority, blocks the reinstatement of fired officials from agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board. The ruling allows Trump to dismiss Biden-era appointees, including Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris. Meanwhile, the Trump administration withdrew a request to the Supreme Court to block a lower court’s temporary order halting mass firings of federal workers, allowing related legal challenges to proceed. Legal experts describe the ruling as a major shift in constitutional interpretation, representing a conservative realignment in the balance of federal agency independence and presidential power.
The Supreme Court has given President Trump the authority to fire the head of any agency for virtually any reason. @NoahRFeldman says we’re witnessing a stunning conservative constitutional revolution https://t.co/n2C5jYSncx
The Trump administration withdrew a request for the Supreme Court to block a lower court’s temporary order stopping the mass firing of federal workers, clearing the way for a similar challenge to proceed. https://t.co/LO7xP5to94
Supreme Court Hands President Trump An Unexpected 6-3 Win In Major Case, Allowing Trump to Fire Biden Holdovers Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris… For Now https://t.co/Fo6OBFURfe