Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: May 1, 2026
Phase: Apr-Jun 2026
In a 5-4 ruling, with Kavanaugh joining the three liberal justices, SCOTUS ruled Trump could not remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, explicitly carving the Fed out from the broader removal power just granted over agencies like the FTC in Slaughter.
Sources
- NPR
- CS Monitor