US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s unprecedented bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-29 · 16:53 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. In a 5-4 ruling on Monday, the court upheld the central bank's independence, preventing the first presidential removal of a Fed official since the institution's creation in 1913. This decision marks a significant challenge to presidential power, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal justices in the majority. The ruling preserves the established norms surrounding the Federal Reserve's autonomy.

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Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett dissented.

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Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh were in the majority.

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The court's ruling was a 5-4 decision.

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The court's ruling preserved the central bank's independence against a challenge.

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The US Supreme Court refused to let President Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

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The US Supreme Court refused on Monday to let President Donald Trump ⁠fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as it stood firm to preserve the central bank’s cherished independence against an unprecedented challenge.The court, in a 5-4 ruling, blocked Trump’s bid to become the first president to remove a Fed official since Congress created the central bank in 1913. In his second term as president, ⁠Trump has tested the limits of presidential power in numerous other ways as well.Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh were in the majority, along with the court’s three liberal justices. Conservative justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett dissented.

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