President Donald Trump is Allowed The District of Columbia Circuit will vote 2-1 to fire two board members from independent federal agencies after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia removes restrictions on the president’s capabilities.
The court agreed To remove the order imposed by two district judges earlier this month, the Trump administration removed Cathy Harris from the Merit System Protection Commission and Gwyn Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Commission.
The appeals court, led by Judge Justin Walker, said Trump acted constitutionally when he fired an individual.
“Article 2 of the Constitution gives the “executive power” to the “President of the United States” and requires him to pay attention to the “law.” It will be faithfully executed. ‘ “To protect personal freedom, Framer created a president independent of the legislative division,” Walker wrote in his decision.
HW Bush candidate Judge Karen Lecraft Henderson voted along with Walker to overturn the lower court’s ruling on shootings.
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The decision from the appeal court was made by the Department of Justice to the court. intervention In the order, it was issued by District Judge Rudolph Contreras and District Judge Beryl. Contreras Domination On March 4th, Trump broke the law when he tried to fire Harris, and two days later Howell ruled that Trump had taken away his authority by trying to eliminate Wilcox. (Related: These are dozens of legal challenges for the Trump administration)
President Joe Biden Nominations Harris at MSPB in 2022. He was nominated Wilcox to NLRB in 2021 produced her in the second period in 2023, and then specified Her chair in 2024.
Wilcox and Harris’ attorneys filed a counter-case before the Court of Appeal. Wilcox’s lawyer said the Trump administration “needs to lobby the Supreme Court”It adopts a broader view of the presidential forces, according to court documents.
However, the Trump administration argued that Trump has the power to fire both board members and that preventing the president from doing so would harm separation of power and undermine the president’s constitutional powers.
US President Donald Trump is paying attention to the Cabinet meeting held in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden fired NLRB legal counsel Peter Robb in January 2021 and refused to resign a few hours after Biden took office. Rob wrote “unprecedented” and “unprecedented,” writing “the removal of existing NLRB advisors before the expiration of their term by the US president has been unprecedented since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the NLRB’s capabilities.” (Related: Biden fires top US Labor Commission lawyer in unprecedented moves)
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in January 2023 that, unlike other NLRB board members who could be fired solely for “ignoring duties or misconduct,” according to the National Labor Relations Act, Biden had the authority to fire Rob because he had the authority to fire Rob. (Related: House Committee report discovered widespread “fraud” in a federated election by the Government Labor Committee)
Judge Patricia Millett, the only judge to vote against the Trump administration, was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obamashe accused the two colleagues of “trying to rewrite” the Supreme Court precedent.
