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NJCher

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22. I don't know how this will end up

Reply to usonian (Reply #20)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:35 PM

Saturday

because there's so much material on whether he can fire from an independent board. For a time, it looked like they (SC) were leaning toward letting him do this but I don't know whether they ruled on that or not. It has to do with Humphrey's Executor. During normal times I could wade through it but right now I'm too tired. If anyone wants to look at the situation, though, here are two links that discuss it.

The Likely Weakened Role of “Independent Agencies” in a Post-Humphrey’s Executor World, by Harvey L. Reiter
Harvey L. ReiterJanuary 17, 2026

and

Defending the Fed: agency independence in three dimensions
By
Richard Re

Jan 27, 2026

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