Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Members of Consumer Safety Commission

The administration had argued that Congress intruded on the president’s powers in how it attempted to restrict his ability to fire members of the commission.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions after signing a series of bills during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on June 13 to reinstate three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), holding that the Constitution allows limits on the president’s ability to remove them.

In a 31-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox said the Trump administration had invalidly removed the commissioners and that the government should provide necessary resources for them to carry out their duties.