Trump v. Cook · ¶89

Cook sued in federal court to reclaim her office. She argued that her office was her “property,” which the President could not deprive her of without “due process of law.” She also argued that her apparent mortgage fraud was not a “cause” to remove her, and that the statute authorizing the President to remove her for “cause” implicitly required that the President provide her with notice and a hearing before any such removal. The District Court entered an injunction against Cook’s removal. Today, this Court denies the President a stay of that injunction, allowing Cook to continue to exercise executive power after being removed by the President.

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