# Lisa Cook Type: Person Source: Legal & RegTech Intelligence Brief — https://getlegalbrief.com/entity/lisa-cook Canonical HTML page: https://getlegalbrief.com/entity/lisa-cook ## Timeline - **2026-06-29**: Supreme Court rules 5-4 to protect Cook — The Court rules Cook cannot be removed without proof of misconduct tied to her office, faulting Trump for denying her notice and a hearing. - **2026-06-29**: Separate ruling expands presidential power at SEC — On the same day, the Court overturns 91-year-old precedent to expand Trump's power to fire top officials at regulatory agencies like the SEC. - **2026-06-29**: Supreme Court rules on Slaughter and Cook — Court issues decisions: 6-3 ruling overturns Humphrey’s Executor for most agencies, while separately limiting presidential removal of Fed governors. - **2026-06-29**: Expected ruling date for remaining cases — Seven disputes, including the three Trump power cases, are due to be decided as the term wraps up. - **2026-06-29**: SCOTUS rules in Cook case — In a 5-4 decision, the Court denies a stay, allowing Fed board member Lisa Cook to continue serving while her challenge to President Trump's removal proceeds. - **2026-06-29**: SCOTUS rules in Trump v. Slaughter — The Court reverses and remands, holding that the president can remove FTC member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, directly challenging the Humphrey's Executor precedent. - **2026-02**: Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs — The Court handed Trump a significant loss by striking down sweeping tariffs issued under a national-emergency law. - **2026-01**: Oral arguments in Federal Reserve removal case — Justices expressed skepticism toward Trump's bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, threatening central bank independence. - **2025-12**: Oral arguments in FTC removal case — Conservative justices signaled they would uphold Trump's firing of FTC member Rebecca Slaughter over policy differences. - **2025-10-06**: Supreme Court 2025–2026 term begins — The Court's annual term starts on the first Monday in October. - **2025**: Trump attempts to fire Cook — President Trump seeks to remove Cook, citing unproven mortgage fraud allegations from before her appointment, surfaced by William Pulte. - **2025**: Trump fires FTC Commissioner Slaughter — President Trump removes Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission without cause, challenging the 1935 precedent. - **2022-05**: Lisa Cook appointed to Fed Board of Governors — Cook joins the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the central bank's monetary policy body. - **1935-05-27**: Humphrey's Executor v. United States decided — The Supreme Court upholds for-cause removal protections for FTC commissioners, creating a key exception to unitary executive control. - **1935**: Humphrey’s Executor established — Supreme Court precedent held that presidents cannot remove commissioners of independent agencies without cause. ## Recent coverage (4 stories) ### SCOTUS 5-4 Rulings: Cook Stays at Fed, Slaughter Ousted from FTC as Precedent Overturned 2026-07-27 06:18:14 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2 The Supreme Court issued a fractured pair of rulings on presidential removal power, allowing Fed's Lisa Cook to remain while FTC's Rebecca Slaughter was removed, directly overturning the 91-year-old Humphrey’s Executor precedent. This split decision redefines the contours of independent agency protections and portends a wave of litigation over the unitary executive theory. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/scotus-cook-slaughter-removal-power-2026 ### 7 Rulings Left: Supreme Court to Decide 3 Trump Removal Power Cases 2026-07-27 05:57:30 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 As the 2025–2026 term closes, the Supreme Court will rule on three cases challenging presidential authority to fire independent agency officials and curtail birthright citizenship. For-cause removal protections and unitary executive theory hang in the balance, with potentially sweeping implications for administrative law. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/supreme-court-trump-presidential-removal-power-2026 ### 6-3 SCOTUS Ruling Ends 1935 Precedent, Gives President Unfettered Firing Power 2026-07-12 11:57:42 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2 The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in *Slaughter v. Trump* dismantles the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor doctrine, granting the president at-will removal power over independent agency heads. A separate ruling preserves the Fed’s insulation, creating a fractured precedent for administrative law. The decisions reshape constitutional separation-of-powers analysis and raise urgent questions about the future of regulatory independence. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/supreme-court-removal-power-humphrey-executor-2026 ### 5-4 Roberts opinion: Fed's 'for cause' removal standard is a real constraint on presidents 2026-06-30 02:14:35 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3 The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in the Lisa Cook case establishes that the Federal Reserve Act's 'for cause' removal provision imposes genuine procedural and substantive constraints on presidential power. The same day, the Court expanded executive removal authority at the SEC, creating a new doctrinal divide in agency independence jurisprudence. 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