NCL Decries SCOTUS Decision Allowing Dismissal of CPSC Commissioners to Stand
Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829
Washington, DC – The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 decision, has upheld the President’s dismissal of three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the broader merits of the firing are being adjudicated in the courts.
“This is a sad day for product safety and the rule of law in the United States,” said Daniel Greene, Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety. “Congress deliberately established an independent, nonpartisan agency with exclusive authority over the safety of consumer products. This independence ensures that the CPSC is mission-driven, guided by experts and science, and insulated from changing political tides. In allowing this illegal firing to stand, the Court’s stay is inconsistent with the spirit and letter of the law.”
On May 8, the Trump administration attempted to illegally fire Commissioners Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Richard Trumka, and Mary T. Boyle, who were later reinstated by court order. In contravention of the law, no “neglect of duty or malfeasance” has been alleged.
Yesterday, 100 stakeholders sent a letter to President Trump calling on the administration to cease its illegal attempt to fire the three Democratic CPSC Commissioners. A copy of the letter can be found HERE
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