"The court in a brief order deferred a decision on the Trump administration's emergency request to remove Cook from the central bank's independent board while a lawsuit challenging her dismissal proceeds. The justices on several occasions have allowed Trump to fire officials at other government agencies, but they also have signaled they believe the Fed is unique and enjoys more protections from presidential intervention."
"It long has been clear that Chief Justice John Roberts has two primary goals in mind for the carefully cultivated conservative majority that Leonard Leo has gifted him. One is to murder all voting-rights legislation, and the Court is likely to do that next session. The other is to protect and to privilege the oligarchical elements of American society. I suspect that's what this is all about."
The Supreme Court deferred deciding the Trump administration’s emergency request to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, placing the case on its argument calendar and buying time while her wrongful-termination lawsuit proceeds. The justices have previously allowed firings at other agencies but indicated that the Fed may enjoy greater protections from presidential intervention. The postponement gives Cook more opportunity to rebut allegations that she misrepresented mortgage information for two primary-residence claims. Commentary links Chief Justice Roberts’s priorities to blocking voting-rights legislation and protecting elite interests, and the delay represents a temporary legal victory for Cook and a procedural setback for the president.
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