Who got fired from government boards in 2025, and who sits there now?

"'A blatant violation of the law': Judge blasts Trump's firing of NLRB member and orders reinstatement"

"Trump paralyzes US labor board by firing Democratic member"

"Supreme Court lets Donald Trump fire independent board members – for now"

"Judge says Trump illegally fired National Labor Relations Board member"

"Preceded by Gwynne Wilcox"

"On December 5th, the D.C. Circuit decided to reverse the District Court's decision."

"Roberts temporarily halts lower court orders blocking Trump's firing of independent labor boards' members"

"SCOTUS decision probably ends reinstatement quest of NLRB's Gwynne Wilcox"

"Trump fires labor board officials, setting up legal fight"

"the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 against a legal challenge by former FTC commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter."

""Gwynne A. Wilcox" . www.nlrb.gov . Retrieved July 31, 2025"

"In March 2025, President Donald Trump fired Slaughter, stating that her service was “inconsistent” with the administration’s priorities."

"In March 2025, President Donald Trump fired Slaughter, stating that her service was “inconsistent” with the administration’s priorities."

"former NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox and former MSPB member Cathy Harris, who were removed from their respective boards by President Donald Trump in early 2025."

"Thus, it casts doubt on whether either challenge by Wilcox or Harris seeking reinstatement to their respective boards could ultimately succeed."

"In December 2025, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Harris v. Bessent that President Trump lawfully removed MSPB Chair Cathy Harris and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox without cause, finding that both boards “exercise considerable executive power” incompatible with statutory for-cause protections."

"Thus, it casts doubt on whether either challenge by Wilcox or Harris seeking reinstatement to their respective boards could ultimately succeed."

"If the challenges fail, as now appears likely, the administration’s actions will stand"

"For more than a year, the MSPB operated without having a full board membership after President Trump removed the agency’s chair."

"The justices turned away former NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox's appeal of a lower court's ruling that said the Republican president's January 2025 firing of her was a valid exercise of executive authority."

"A district judge previously ordered Harper and Otsuka reinstated. An appellate stay subsequently kept both former officials away from the board."

"The justices turned down Wilcox’s petition on Oct. 19 in an unsigned order . No justices dissented. No reasons were provided."

"That ruling was reversed in a 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in December 2025, prompting Wilcox's appeal to the Supreme Court."

"But a divided federal appeals court reversed that ruling."

"The decision leaves intact a December 2025 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the president may remove NLRB members at will."

"The court's action follows its June decision backing Trump's firing of Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic Federal Trade Commission member."

"The decision effectively ends Wilcox’s legal effort to regain her position"

"Trump ordered Wilcox fired on Jan. 27, 2025, and notified her by email."

"That decision was subsequently overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in December 2025."

"Nor did it order Harper and Otsuka returned."

"Wilcox sued in federal district court in Washington and won a summary judgment on March 6, 2025, that said her removal was “unlawful” and that she “remains a member” of the NLRB"

"In that case, the justices ruled 6-3 in favor of Trump’s removal authority, overturning a major legal precedent dating back to 1935."

"It follows the Supreme Court’s June 29 decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which overruled the 1935 precedent, Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, and held that Congress may not restrict the president’s power to fire members of multi-member independent agencies that exercise executive power."