The U.S. Supreme Court declines to review a decision involving President Donald Trump’s firing of a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), leaving the removal in place. The court’s action means the ousted member, Gwynne Wilcox, is not reinstated through another appeal route, according to reports.
Wilcox was appointed in 2023 by President Joe Biden to a second five-year term, making her the first Black woman to serve on the NLRB. The case centers on whether the president can dismiss an independent-agency official despite statutory limits intended to protect commissioners or board members from at-will removal.
Outlets frame the ruling as part of a broader set of Supreme Court decisions that expand presidential authority over certain independent agencies. Multiple reports link the outcome to the court’s earlier decision allowing Trump to remove a Federal Trade Commission commissioner, Rebecca Slaughter. Other coverage notes that the Supreme Court has also drawn limits in at least one case involving the Federal Reserve, underscoring that its approach is case-specific rather than unlimited.
