Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of independent agency boards — for now

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide next term  whether to reverse a 90-year precedent that bars presidents from firing politically appointed agency board members and commissioners.OR The U.S. Supreme Court declined to reverse a 90-year precedent that bars presidents from firing politically appointed agency board members and commissioners. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court granted for now the Trump administration’s emergency request to let him fire the heads of two independent agencies, the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board. The vote was 6-3 with the liberals in dissent. This is a developing story and will be updated. Sponsor Message