NCL applauds reinstatement of democratic CPSC Commissioners
Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829
Washington, DC – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a request by the Trump administration to reinstate its order to illegally fire three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
“This ruling is a resounding victory for product safety and the rule of law,” said Daniel Greene, the Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety at the National Consumers League. “Partisanship has no place at the CPSC. Now, the CPSC can resume its lifesaving mission—preventing unnecessary deaths and injuries from dangerous household products.”
On May 8, 2025, Commissioners Richard Trumka and Commissioner Mary T. Boyle received an email from the White House purporting to fire them. Commissioner Alexander Hoehn-Saric did not receive such an email but had been prevented from executing his duties by the Acting Chair. On June 13, 2025, Judge Matthew Maddox of the Maryland District Court ruled that the attempted illegal firing violated federal law and ordered the commissioners’ immediate reinstatement.
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