The Supreme Court’s recent decision expanding President Trump’s power to fire certain federal officials is already facing a legal challenge. Members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) who were dismissed by the president have announced they will continue to contest their removals.

Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, former NCUA members, argue that the NCUA should be treated similarly to the Federal Reserve, an institution the Supreme Court has indicated in its ruling. This challenge marks an early test of the implications of the high court’s expansion of presidential firing power.

The dispute centers on whether the protections against removal that apply to certain independent agencies like the Federal Reserve also extend to the NCUA. Harper and Otsuka’s case will likely clarify the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision and its impact on federal agency independence.

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