The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve Governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her from the central bank.
In a brief unsigned order, the court said it would hear arguments in January over Republican President Donald Trump’s effort to force Ms. Cook off the Fed board.
The court will consider whether to block a lower-court ruling in Ms. Cook’s favour while her challenge to her firing by Mr. Trump continues.
The order was a rare instance of Mr. Trump not quickly getting everything he wants from the justices in an emergency appeal.
The Trump administration has vowed to continue its legal fight to remove Ms. Cook.
