Gwynne Wilcox said her NLRB removal "defies ninety years of Supreme Court precedent that has ensured the independence of critical government agencies."

Gwynne Wilcox’s lawsuit is the first to challenge the president’s ouster of several members of independent boards — moves that appear to contravene a 1935 Supreme Court ruling.

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