The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 decided against hearing an appeal aimed at giving the president the power to fire leaders of independent federal agencies.
The justices denied the petition in Consumers’ Research v. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) without comment in an unsigned order. No justices dissented.
The lead petitioner, Virginia-based Consumers’ Research, describes itself as an independent nonprofit organization “whose mission is to increase the knowledge and understanding of issues, policies, products, and services of concern to consumers.”
The group argued that the U.S. Constitution empowers the president to remove those in charge of agencies in the executive branch….