The Daily Fuckup

The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for January 21, 2026, in Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Lisa D. Cook, the case over President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The court did not decide whether the removal was lawful. It simply put the application on the January argument calendar and deferred the stay question pending that argument. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/media/mediaadvisories/ma12-11-25b?utm_source=openai))

That makes the case a live procedural fight, not a merits ruling. The order tells the parties when the justices will hear the dispute; it does not say which side the court thinks should win. The official materials list the case for Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and the Court’s audio and transcript pages also reflect that date. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/media/mediaadvisories/ma12-11-25b?utm_source=openai))

The underlying question is bigger than one Fed seat. Cook’s lawyers and the government are battling over how much authority a president has to remove a member of the central bank’s board, an institution Congress built to sit at some distance from day-to-day politics. The Court’s decision to hear argument on the January calendar keeps that question active on a set timetable, but it does not amount to a ruling on presidential power or central-bank independence. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/25A312qp.pdf?utm_source=openai))

For now, the only firm takeaway is the date. The Court has not resolved the removal dispute. It has set it for argument on January 21, 2026, and left the merits for later. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/media/mediaadvisories/ma12-11-25b?utm_source=openai))