Supreme Court Declines Case on Consumer Safety Commission's Structure

The decision leaves in place job protections for the commission's leaders, maintaining their insulation from presidential control.

The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge that questioned the constitutionality of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's structure.
The case involved claims that the commission's leadership is unconstitutionally insulated from presidential removal, violating separation of powers principles.
A federal appeals court had previously upheld the commission's structure, citing a 1935 Supreme Court precedent supporting such protections.
The Biden administration argued that the plaintiffs lacked standing, as they were not directly regulated by the commission.
Conservative groups and some Republican lawmakers supported the challenge, seeing it as a chance to expand presidential authority over independent agencies.