Judge Rejects Bid to Open Fed’s Closed-Door Meetings on Interest Rates

The ruling denies Azoria Capital’s emergency request but leaves the broader lawsuit alive, with the plaintiff vowing to keep ‘fighting for transparency.’

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A federal judge in Washington has rejected an investment firm’s request to force the Federal Reserve to open its closed-door monetary policy meetings to the public.

U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 28 denied Azoria Capital Inc.’s request for an emergency order requiring the Fed to hold its upcoming interest rate deliberations in public.