Roberts Seeks Cook's Response by Sept. 25 on Trump's Bid to Oust Her from Fed

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1. They're Going To Reverse Humphrey's Executor... They're Playing Calvinball...

SCOTUS tells Lisa Cook to respond to Trump's bid to fire her by Sept 25.

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Humphrey's Executor was a landmark 1935 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the President's power to remove officials for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office," but only in "purely executive" positions.

The case established that for officials in "quasi-legislative" or "quasi-judicial" roles, such as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners, Congress can limit the President's removal power, allowing removal only for the specified causes.

This ruling was crucial for the creation and legitimacy of the modern administrative state, particularly independent regulatory agencies, by protecting their independence from political interference.