A judge had reinstated three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal agency set up by Congress to be independent of political pressure.
The Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump the green light Wednesday to fire three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The court signaled again that it believes the president has the power to fire the leaders of agencies and commissions that Congress said were independent.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to remove three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for now, the latest instance in which the conservative court has backed an emergency appeal from the administration.