Far-Right SCOTUS Justices Attack Our Constitutional Checks and Balances in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook

Washington, D.C. — In response to today’s decision from the Supreme Court in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of Judiciary and Democracy, Doug Lindner:

“In a dangerous attack on our constitutional checks and balances, the MAGA justices on the Supreme Court are letting Trump purge independent agency commissioners in defiance of laws passed by Congress. Trump v. Slaughter emboldens Trump to escalate attacks on our democracy and protections for the people while helping powerful, big corporations avoid accountability. In making an unprincipled exception for the Federal Reserve in Trump v. Cook, the far-right justices showed they care more about their stock portfolios than the Constitution. 

Protecting our freedoms from corporate abuses is even more critical as Trump and Republicans in Congress prioritize Big Polluters and their corporate billionaire friends, and today’s decision from Trump’s MAGA Supreme Court only helps their agenda. At the next opportunity, Congress must expand and rebalance this captured Supreme Court with four new seats for pro-democracy, pro-environment justices.”

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