- The Supreme Court's conservative majority expanded presidential authority by ruling that the president can fire leaders of independent federal agencies.
- This decision, in Trump v. Slaughter, reverses a 91-year-old precedent that limited the president's power to remove certain government officials.
- The ruling could have significant implications for a dozen other independent agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- However, in Trump v. Cook, the justices declined the president's request to allow him to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing a lack of due process.
- The court's decision to keep Cook on the board, despite expanding presidential authority in other areas, indicates some limitations, though narrowly defined.
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