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Presidents Can Fire Agency Heads Now | San Antonio News
The Supreme Court just handed presidents a major power boost, ruling they can fire heads of independent agencies at will — overturning a 90-year-old precedent that required justification. Agencies like the FTC and NLRB are now vulnerable to sudden dismissals, except for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whose job is protected for now amid fraud allegations — a rare exception highlighting the Fed’s unique independence. The 5-4 decision dismantles the Humphrey’s Executor ruling, declaring presidential removal authority supreme, and solidifies the president’s power to dismiss agency leaders…
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