A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to reinstate a member of the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday, finding her firing without cause violated federal law.
Trump officials in January fired Gwynne Wilcox, who was serving as chair of the board, without stating a reason. The firing left the five-member board without a quorum required to function and Wilcox filed a lawsuit.
Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided the issue in Wilcox v. Trump et al. in a more permanent way, rather than with a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunctions that other judges have issued in other challenges to Trump actions.
