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Both Jocelyn Samuels and dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned of the power consolidating itself in the executive branch.

Published July 6, 2026

Jocelyn Samuels, then-Vice Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks at a SHRM conference on Feb. 28, 2023. Samuels ended a lawsuit against the Trump administration on July 6, 2026.