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Appeals court allows Trump’s removal of independent agency leaders for now

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A federal appeals court allows President Donald Trump to remove leaders of two independent agencies for now.

The case is expected to eventually make its way to the Supreme Court , where the justices could weigh in on Trump ’s expansive view of presidential authority.

At stake is whether Trump had the authority to fire Gwynne Wilcox , a member of the National Labor Relations Board , and Cathy A. Harris , the chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board .

Wilcox ’s firing by Trump in January prompted widespread outrage from labor unions, Democrats , and progressive advocates.

Many groups warned that the NLRB , which has open investigations into alleged labor law violations at companies with ties to the Trump administration, could be on the brink of losing its long-standing independence.

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