Congratulations to the two Democrats who were illegally fired by DJT from the Merit Systems Protecttion Board and the National Labor Relations Board. By vote of 7-4, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia April 7, 2025 reinstatesd worker rights protection board members Cathy Harris (Merit Systems Protection Board) and Gwynne Wilcox (National Labor Relations Board). Congratulations to MSPB member Cathy Harris and NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox! Three cheers for Article III courts and our independent judiciary! From Bloomberg:
Fired Agency Officials to Return to Work in Latest Court Twist
Independent agency officials fired by President
The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday ruled in favor of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris, vacating a panel decision that had paused district courts’ reinstatement orders while the administration challenges them.
The ruling from the full D.C. Circuit marks another chapter in the federal courts’ consideration of Trump’s attempt to expand presidential removal power. He’s fired several independent agency officials despite their statutory protections against such at-will removal, which are backed by a line of US Supreme Court decisions going back 90 years.
Recent litigation in the Wilcox and Harris cases has been focused on the Trump administration’s efforts to pause federal judges’ reinstatement orders. A D.C. Circuit motions panel halted the decisions that had put them back to work.
Neither the NLRB nor MSPB have enough members to issue decisions if Wilcox and Harris aren’t allowed to serve on their respective boards.
The full D.C. Circuit on Monday also declined the official’s request for an initial hearing en banc—and the government’s motion for a stay—Wilcox and Harris will continue to work while a three-judge panel considers the scope of presidential removal powers tested by the recent firings. Oral argument is scheduled for May 16.
The cases are Wilcox v. Trump, D.C. Cir., No. 25-05057, 3/31/25 and Harris v. Bessent, D.C. Cir., No. 25-05037, 3/31/25.
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Courts are gonna have to babysit Dementia Donaldo for the next 4 years. They should have locked him up while they had the chance so I don't feel sorry for them. Who I do feel sorry for is the American people... losing brain cells daily.
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