Trump v. Cook · ¶179

After 12 days, one round of temporary-restraining-order briefing, and a single hearing, the District Court issued a preliminary injunction that barred Powell and the Board of Governors from effectuating the President’s attempted removal of Cook. The court rested its order on two grounds: The President’s allegations were not “cause” to remove Cook because they pertained to “conduct before she began serving on the Federal Reserve Board,” 804 F. Supp. 3d 14, 32–33 (DC 2025), and the President violated the Due Process Clause by failing to provide Cook sufficient pretermination process, id., at 33–39. The President appealed and moved to stay the injunction in the Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit. Four days later, that court denied the motion, relying only on Cook’s due process claim. Order in No. 25–5326 (Sept. 15, 2025), App. 1a–7a (Garcia, J., joined by Childs, J., concurring)…

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