Coverage dated June 29, 2026

Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor

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Updated on June 29 at 1:35 p.m. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors whom President Donald Trump had attempted to fire. By a vote of 5-4, the court held that Cook can continue to remain in her job while her challenge to Trump’s…

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  1. NBC Boston

    Supreme Court rules Trump can't fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook (opens NBC Boston)

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    Facade of US Supreme court in Washington DC, United States of America.

  2. The New Republic

    Supreme Court Rules Trump Can’t Fire Dem Member of Fed Reserve—for Now (opens The New Republic)

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    The Supreme Court has blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, preserving the central bank’s independence for now. In a 5–4 decision Thursday split across ideological lines, the Supreme Court blocked Trump’s attempt to become the first president to remove a Federal Res…

  3. SCOTUSblog

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    Updated on June 29 at 1:35 p.m. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors whom President Donald Trump had attempted to fire. By a vote of 5-4, the court held that Cook can continue to remain in her job while her challenge to Trump’s…

  4. The Union-Recorder

    Supreme Court rules against Lisa Cook firing from Fed (opens The Union-Recorder)

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    In a 5-4 ruling, the United States Supreme Court rejected Pres. Donald Trump’s effort to oust Milledgeville native Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve.

  5. Axios

    Supreme Court says Trump can't fire Fed governor Lisa Cook (opens Axios)

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    The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Trump could not immediately remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook , a blockbuster ruling that limits the president's influence on the central bank. Why it matters: The decision is the highest court's strongest endorsement yet of Federal Reserve indep…

  6. Semafor

    Supreme Court says Trump can’t fire Fed governor — for now (opens Semafor)

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    In a separate ruling, the justices made it easier for the president to fire officials at other independent agencies.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire Agency Leaders, Exempting Federal Reserve for Now (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    SCOTUS rejected Trump's arguments regarding his firing of Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor appointed by President Joe Biden, sending the case back to a lower court. The post Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire Agency Leaders, Exempting Federal Reserve for Now first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·…

  8. Axios

    2 Supreme Court rulings treat the Fed as an exception (opens Axios)

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    The Federal Reserve is different. That's the upshot of the Supreme Court's rulings Monday morning. Why it matters: President Trump can't fire Fed governor Lisa Cook for now, a 5-4 court majority held , alongside an opinion that offers a sweeping defense of the central bank's independence.

  9. Cheddar

    Supreme Court Hits Pause on Trump’s Fed Shakeup (opens Cheddar)

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    The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked President Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

  10. The New Republic

    The Supreme Court Gave Trump Almost Everything He Wanted (opens The New Republic)

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    There was good news and bad news from the Supreme Court on Monday. We’ll start with the former. In an extraordinary 5–4 ruling in Trump v. Cook , the court held that President Donald Trump cannot summarily fire a Federal Reserve governor without cause, thereby shielding the nation’s central bank fro…

  11. WLNS Lansing

    Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings (opens WLNS Lansing)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.

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