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Court rules Trump’s firing of labor board official illegal, saying president is not a king

Judge orders reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox to National Labor Relations Board after her removal by US presidentA federal court ruled that Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of a former senior official at the top US labor watchdog was illegal, and ordered that she be reinstated.Gwynne Wilcox was the first member of the National Labor Relations Board to be removed by a US president since the board’s inception in 1935. Continue reading...



A federal court ruled that Donald Trump illegally fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, ordering her reinstatement. The judge stated the president's actions violated the law and constitutional principles, as board members can only be removed for negligence or misconduct. Wilcox's firing left the board without a quorum. The White House defended the removal, claiming Wilcox was a radical appointee. The court referenced a Supreme Court precedent protecting the independence of similar agencies. Former labor leaders and the AFL-CIO criticized the firing.

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