No. 25-312October Term 2025DismissedUpdated Sep 15, 2025
Harris v. Bessent
Cathy Harris, Petitioner v. Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.
The Court is deciding whether the President can fire Federal Reserve board members, testing the independence of the central bank.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Next
- Argument not yet scheduledArgument expected next term.
- What it's about
The Court is deciding whether the President can fire Federal Reserve board members, testing the independence of the central bank. The case challenges longstanding protections for Federal Reserve governors from presidential removal without cause.
Question presented
Whether the statutory removal protections for Federal Reserve Board governors violate the President's constitutional authority to remove executive officers.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Immigration
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology