Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0931
Case Information
- Content Scored
- Trump v. Cook — Denial of Stay on Removal of a Federal Reserve Governor (No. 25A312, June 29, 2026)
- Source
- Supreme Court of the United States (supremecourt.gov)
- Author
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-29
- Content Type
- Court Opinion
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-29
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
In No. 25A312, the Court denied the President's application for a stay, holding that Federal Reserve Governors are removable only "for cause" and are entitled to "notice and hearing" before removal, and that such removals are judicially reviewable. Assessed against the canon, the ruling entrenches the insulation of an unelected board from elected accountability, leaning Establishment on Articles XVII, XII, and X (Tier 1 = 37); its Tier 2 reliability as an authentic Supreme Court primary source is near-maximal (90). Under the default 70/30 weighting the item resolves to 53 — Mixed. Justice Thomas dissented, arguing removal was constitutional under Article II. No Automatic Fail.
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0931 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.