Supreme Court upholds Trump’s removal of Biden appointees from federal boards

FoxNewslegaleditorKerriUrbahnjoins‘TheFaulknerFocus’todiscuss14statessuingtoblockDOGEfromaccessingfederaldataaslegalbattlesoverPresidentDonaldTrump’sexecutiveorderscontinue. TheSupremeCourtupheldPresidentDonaldTrump’sremovaloftwoDemocraticappointeesfromfederalboards,handingtheadministrationalegalvictoryandsettlingahigh-stakesdisputeoverthepresident’spowertofireagencyofficials. TheThursdayrulingcomesafterSupremeCourtChiefJusticeJohnRobertsagreedtotemporarilyhaltthereinstatementofNationalLaborRelationsBoard(NLRB)memberGwynneWilcoxandMeritSystemsProtectionBoard(MSPB)memberCathyHarris,twoDemocratappointeeswhowereabruptlyterminatedbytheTrumpadministrationthisyear.  Bothhadchallengedtheirterminationsas“unlawful”inseparatelawsuitsfiledinD.C.federalcourt. However,thehighcourtsuggestedthatitcouldblockattemptstofireFederalReserveChairJeromePowell,who,accordingtoTrump,hascomplain