This is a big win for the Trump administration. An appeals court just issued a 2-1 decision overturning lower court opinions which found Trump’s firings at the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board illegal. In essence, the appeals court said President Trump could go ahead and fire them, at least until the underlying case is decided.
A three-judge panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit divided 2-1 in agreeing to halt the lower court orders that voided Mr. Trump’s firings of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board while legal proceedings move forward.
Wilcox and Harris had argued that their firings violated federal laws that limited their removals only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The Trump…
