The Supreme Court left Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook protected from removal while ruling that presidents may remove commissioners of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission at will.Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a 6-3 majority that overturned Humphrey’s Executor and endorsed a unitary executive theory that applies to multi-member commissions including the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.The decision follows President
Donald Trump's earlier dismissal of
Rebecca Slaughter and
Alvaro Bedoya and prompted warnings from Justice
Sonia Sotomayor and legal scholars that the ruling could weaken bipartisan regulatory independence.