I talked about this case last September. See prior blog post here. Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935) was decided 90 years ago. It stands for the proposition that the board members of some Federal agencies can be removed only for cause. The Humphrey’s decision specifically found that some governmental functions
I have practiced law for some 30 years and never heard the term “shadow docket.” But, it has now become a very large deal in 2025. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law School, wrote a piece in the ABA Bar Journal explaining this revolution in Supreme Court practice. The shadow docket has become paramount. The
Upon assuming office, Pres. Trump has been on a tear. He fired a member of the NLRB commission and its general counsel, both appointed by former Pres. Biden. Trunp fired Gwynne Wilcox, saying she was “far left” with a “radical record.” Long-time practice had been that the Democrat and Republican members of the Board would