Judge orders reinstatement of product safety regulators fired by Trump
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump lacked the power to fire the three Democratic commissioners on the five-person Consumer Product Safety Commission, reversing their abrupt dismissals from last month and setting up a fresh test of presidential power to control independent agencies.
The judge found that Trump failed to identify any neglect or malfeasance by the Senate-confirmed commissioners to justify their firings, as required by law, clearing the way for the three officials to resume their work at the nation's product safety regulator.
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