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By a 6-3 vote, SCOTUS lets Trump fire heads of independent agencies but refuses to let him fire Lisa Cook by 5-4 vote [View all]
We have Slaughter and Cook. By a 6–3 vote, SCOTUS overturns Humphrey's Executor and lets Trump fire heads of independent agencies. But by a 5–4 vote, it refuses to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2026-06-29T14:18:20.640Z
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Last two #SCOTUS rulings are Slaughter and Cook, both by Chief Justice Roberts.
— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2026-06-29T14:18:46.540Z
As expected, Court sides *with* Trump (the usual 6-3 majority) in Slaughter:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
5-4 majority (with Kavanaugh and the Chief joining the Dems) rules *against* Trump in Cook:
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