In the lower courts, Wilcox’s attorneys said Trump could not fire her without notice, a hearing or identifying any “neglect of duty or malfeasance in office” on her part.
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In her lawsuit, Ms. Wilcox claims the Supreme Court’s 1935 decision in Humphrey’s Executor exempts her and other members of federal boards from the president’s executive authority.
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