Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed member Lisa Cook; grants him more power over other independent agencies

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14. Not clear how this decision impacts the Postal Service.

Unlike members of the "independent" agencies addressed in the Slaughter decision, the postmaster general is selected and appointed by the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, which is appointed by the president. The postmaster general then also sits on the board. The appointment of the postmaster general does not require Senate confirmation and the postmaster general can only be dismissed by the Board of Governors. It seems likely that the Slaughter decision opens the door for the president to fire sitting postal service governors and install replacements who could then remove the Postmaster General.