HARPER et al v. BESSENT et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:25-cv-01294

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Amir H. Ali

Firms

  1. July 25, 2025

    DC Circ. Pauses Order Reinstating 2 NCUA Members

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday intervened and granted the Trump administration's request to pause a Washington federal judge's order reinstating two National Credit Union Administration board members fired by President Donald Trump, after the federal judge declined to pause the order himself.

  2. July 24, 2025

    NCUA Board Members 'Glad To Be Back' Amid Trump Fight

    The National Credit Union Administration officials who were ousted this spring by President Donald Trump took part Thursday in their first board meeting since a federal judge reinstated them just two days earlier, even as the court fight for their jobs continues.

  3. July 23, 2025

    Trump Admin Appeals Ruling On NCUA Board Member Firings

    The Trump administration has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to pause a ruling reinstating two ousted Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration board, arguing the decision represents an "extraordinary intrusion" into presidential power and is being swiftly appealed.

  4. July 22, 2025

    Trump's NCUA Board Member Firings Were Illegal, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday held that President Donald Trump broke the law when he fired two Democratic credit union regulators, finding that the members must remain on the National Credit Union Administration's board and can only be removed before their terms are up for cause.

  5. June 12, 2025

    Trump Admin Parries Fed Talk As Judge Weighs NCUA Firings

    A Trump administration attorney studiously deflected questions about the Federal Reserve at a Thursday court hearing on President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic credit union regulators, leaving the central bank's independence as the elephant in the room.

  6. April 28, 2025

    Trump Sued Over 'Unprecedented' NCUA Board Purge

    The two Democratic credit union regulators whom President Donald Trump ousted earlier this month from the National Credit Union Administration sued Monday to be reinstated to the agency's board, challenging their terminations as "unprecedented" and unlawful.