WILCOX v. TRUMP et al

  1. March 06, 2025

    Judge Orders Reinstatement Of NLRB Member Wilcox

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge ordered Thursday that fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox be reinstated, restoring a quorum on the board pending a likely appeal by the Trump administration.

  2. March 05, 2025

    DC Judge Skeptical Of Trump's Power To Oust NLRB Member

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge hearing a former National Labor Relations Board member's challenge to her January removal appeared Wednesday to buy the fired official's side of a closely watched debate over the vitality of foundational U.S. Supreme Court law on the president's power over independent agencies.

  3. February 28, 2025

    'Not So': Trump Says Wilcox Firing Case Won't Ax Humphrey's

    A D.C. federal judge should reject former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's claim that the Trump administration is trying to ax landmark U.S. Supreme Court precedent, President Donald Trump and board Chairman Marvin Kaplan argued Friday, saying they only want the decision properly applied.

  4. February 26, 2025

    Wilcox Says Current Law Mandates Reinstating Her To NLRB

    If President Donald Trump wants to declare that he can remove federal agency officials for any reason, he'll need to take that up with the U.S. Supreme Court, former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox said, saying present-day law grants certain agency officials job protections.

  5. February 25, 2025

    20 Republican AGs Back Trump's Firing Of Wilcox From NLRB

    A coalition of 20 Republican attorneys general asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to uphold President Donald Trump's removal of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board, backing the administration's position that board members' job protections written into the National Labor Relations Act are unconstitutional.

  6. February 21, 2025

    Trump, NLRB Chairman Defend Wilcox's Removal As Lawful

    President Donald Trump told a D.C. federal judge Friday that former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox should not be reinstated, laying out his arguments for why a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court opinion does not apply to board members.

  7. February 18, 2025

    Constitution Advocacy Firm Backs Wilcox In NLRB Firing Row

    President Donald Trump flouted U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the U.S. Constitution when removing former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, the Constitutional Accountability Center argued in an amicus brief in Washington, D.C., federal court, urging the judge to greenlight Wilcox's expedited summary judgment bid.

  8. February 14, 2025

    Trump Aims To End Limits On President's Power To Fire

    President Donald Trump has his sights set on taking down a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects certain government officials from being fired, a U.S. Department of Justice letter confirms, and he plans to leverage his prior legal victories to deliver the precedent's death knell and expand presidential power.

  9. February 11, 2025

    DC Judge Speeds Up Schedule For NLRB Member Firing Suit

    A D.C. federal judge set a briefing schedule and a potential hearing as part of former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's challenge to her firing by President Donald Trump, in which Wilcox is seeking expedited summary judgment as the NLRB lacks a quorum to decide cases.

  10. February 05, 2025

    Fired NLRB Member Sues In Test Of President's Power

    Fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox challenged her removal in federal court Wednesday, arguing in a test of 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent that the National Labor Relations Act blocked her ouster.