The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for President Trump to remove three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), marking the second time the justices have allowed his terminations at independent agencies to stand.
The emergency order overrides a lower court ruling that had blocked the firings and ordered the reinstatement of Commissioners Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, and Richard Trumka Jr. while litigation continues.
The Supreme Court majority cited its May emergency ruling that upheld Trump’s removal of officials from two other independent agencies, stating the Consumer Product Safety Commission did not differ in “any pertinent respect.”Although our interim orders are not conclusive as to the merits, they inform how a court should exercise its equitable discretion in like cases,” the unsigned order reads.
