Supreme Court's firing power expansion launches new legal battles
The Supreme Court's decision in Slaughter has triggered a new wave of legal battles over presidential power. President Trump quickly fired Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, citing the ruling. The EAC, a bipartisan agency, faces uncertainty as no lawsuit has been filed yet. The Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook remains in her job after the Court ruled she deserves more process, and her lawsuit has been remanded to a trial judge. Other fired independent agency leaders, such as Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka from the NCUA, are pushing forward with legal challenges, arguing their agencies share the Fed's historical independence. The Justice Department is still determining how to proceed in these cases.
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