Federal Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Fired NLRB Member Orders Reinstatement

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A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump unlawfully fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, ordering her reinstatement.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump unlawfully fired National Labor

00:06Relations Board member Gwen Wilcox, ordering her reinstatement.

00:10The court stated Trump did not have the authority to remove NLRB member at will,

00:15a violation of the law.

00:16The NLRB was created by Congress to enforce U.S. labor laws.

00:20Wilcox is one of the first black women on the board and was also the first member ever fired

00:24by a president in the agency's 90-year history.

00:27Trump quickly appealed the decision and the case may eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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