Trump got the Supreme Court to do Project 2025 for him.

Key Points:

• The Supreme Court overruled the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor decision by a 6–3 vote, ending for-cause protections that shielded heads of independent agencies from presidential removal without cause, marking a significant shift in separation of powers.
• The court upheld the Federal Reserve’s independence by a 5–4 vote, allowing board member Lisa Cook to keep her seat due to procedural protections and longstanding tradition of central bank autonomy, making the Fed the sole exception to the new ruling.
• The ruling aligns with the Project 2025 blueprint, which advocated for removing for-cause protections to ensure agency heads are fully accountable to the president, a position tested earlier when the court allowed removal of officials from the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.
• Dissenting justices argued the decision undermines Congress’s intent to create expert, bipartisan agencies insulated from political influence, warning the ruling enables a gradual capture of independent agencies through personnel changes and procedural control.
• While agency statutes remain unchanged, the decision fundamentally shifts control over independent agencies to the president, redefining their accountability and limiting their traditional independence from executive influence.