Capping off two months of legal drama, the Supreme Court has stayed the ruling of U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox, which ordered the immediate reinstatement of the three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...more
7/31/2025
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The fired U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Democrats are back in their seats and stirring the pot, prompting the Trump administration to make an emergency plea to the Supreme Court for relief. What started as...more
7/17/2025
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The three Democratic commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) who President Trump fired two weeks ago will not go down without a fight. Earlier this week they sued the president, arguing his unilateral...more
5/27/2025
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On October 21, 2024, the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the structure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). As we explained in a previous blog post, under CPSC’s current structure, the president of...more
12/4/2024
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On July 18, 2024, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a nonprofit civil-rights organization, filed an amicus curiae brief, encouraging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari to Consumers’ Research v. Consumer Product...more