President Trump & Control of Administrative Agencies: The Firing of MSPB Member Cathy Harris

Authors

Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy
Cardozo Chapter of the American Constitutional Society
Cardozo Labor and Employment Law Society
Cardozo OUTLaw
Jessica A. Roth, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawFollow
Cathy Harris

Files

Event Date

2-3-2026

Location

Jacob Burns Moot Court Room

Description

Former Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) member Cathy Harris will join her attorney, Nathaniel Zelinsky, for a discussion of her lawsuit challenging President Trump’s removal of her from the MSPB. The case tests the limits of presidential control over independent administrative agencies.

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Labor and Employment Law | Law | Legal Education

Recommended Citation

Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law; Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy; Cardozo Chapter of the American Constitutional Society; Cardozo Labor and Employment Law Society; Cardozo OUTLaw; Roth, Jessica A.; and Harris, Cathy, "President Trump & Control of Administrative Agencies: The Firing of MSPB Member Cathy Harris" (2026). 2025–2026 Flyers. 70.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/flyers-2025-2026/70