Cathy Harris
Cathy Harris is a Democratic member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, a vital panel that adjudicates federal employee discipline. She was recently in the news after being abruptly terminated from her position by the Trump administration as part of a broader initiative to reduce the federal workforce and replace officials with those loyal to President Trump.
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Cathy Harris, former chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which reviews federal firings and can reinstate wrongly terminated workers.
Supreme Court agrees to reconsider precedent that limits who Trump can fire
United States· 2025-09-22
Cathy Harris celebrated the ruling at the time, saying 'I’m glad the Court has ruled on just how illegal Donald Trump’s action here has been.'
Tracking Trump’s retaliation | CNN PoliticsUnited States· 2025-08-30
Cathy Harris is publicly represented by the firm after being fired from her post by Trump.
New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump’s executive powerUnited States· 2025-08-05
Cathy Harris is a Merit Systems Protection Board member who was also terminated by the Trump administration.
Supreme Court rules on fate of fired federal board membersUnited States· 2025-05-23
Cathy Harris is a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board who also sued Trump for her dismissal without cause.
Donald Trump obtiene vía libre para destituir a funcionarios federales, salvo en la Reserva Federal | Internacional | Noticias
Ecuador· 2025-05-23
Cathy Harris is the former chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board who was fired by Trump.
Supreme Court won’t reinstate top federal labor officials in a victory for Trump’s firing powersUnited States· 2025-05-22Cathy Harris is involved in legal cases regarding the independence of federal agencies.
Hoài nghi về khả năng ông Trump sa thải Chủ tịch Fed
Vietnam· 2025-04-18
Cathy Harris is the former chairwoman of the MSPB who is involved in the legal cases regarding her removal.
Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? The Supreme Court may soon have an answerUnited States· 2025-04-17
Cathy Harris also filed a suit against her termination from the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Chief Justice John Roberts intervenes in federal board member terminationsUnited States· 2025-04-09
Cathy Harris, chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, was temporarily reinstated by an appeals court.
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire members of independent labor boardsUnited States· 2025-04-09
Cathy Harris is the chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which reviews federal firings and can reinstate wrongly terminated employees.
Top federal labor officials reinstated by full DC federal appeals courtUnited States· 2025-04-07Harris argued Trump did not have the authority to terminate her and that he did not provide a reason for the firing.
Appeals court grants temporary stay in Trump's firing of board leadersUnited States· 2025-03-28
Cathy Harris is the chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board who was removed from her post.
Court lets Trump fire labor and worker protection board members while they fight to keep their jobsUnited States· 2025-03-28
Mr Trump also fired MSPB member Cathy Harris, a Democrat, making it harder for a number of weeks for the board to make decisions.
Judge orders Trump administration to rehire thousands of fired government workers – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-03-13
Cathy Harris is the chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board who was recently fired by Trump.
Veterans are being hit hard by Trump administration firingsUnited States· 2025-03-06
Cathy Harris stated that she had reasonable grounds to believe that the firing of probationary workers violated personnel law.
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA WorkersUnited States· 2025-03-06
Cathy Harris, chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, ordered the USDA to reinstate the terminated probationary employees.
Trump ordered to reinstate thousands of agriculture department employees | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-03-06
Cathy Harris stated that there were reasonable grounds to believe that agencies violated laws when firing probationary workers.
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 Agriculture Dept. WorkersUnited States· 2025-03-06Cathy Harris prevented the Department of Agriculture from laying off probationary employees.
Veteraanien etuuksia hallinnoiva ministeriö suunnittelee yli 80 000 työntekijän irtisanomista
Finland· 2025-03-05
Cathy Harris is an MSPB board member whose firing was reversed by the courts.
USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated, workers’ board saysUnited States· 2025-03-05
Cathy Harris is the chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board who was unlawfully fired by President Donald Trump according to a judge's ruling.
Cathy Harris: ‘Merit board’ chair was unlawfully fired by Trump, judge rules, keeping her on the jobUnited States· 2025-03-04
Cathy Harris is the chairwoman of the MSPB who was appointed by President Biden.
Federal workers turn to little-known ‘merit board’ as they try to avoid Trump’s mass layoffsUnited States· 2025-02-28
Cathy Harris is a Democratic member of the Merit Systems Protection Board who was terminated by the Trump administration.
Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing out Federal EmployeesUnited States· 2025-02-13
