Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to remove two Democrat appointees from federal independent agencies as the Supreme Court considered whether the president had the authority to dismiss them without cause, The Hill reported.

Roberts granted an administrative stay allowing the removal while legal proceedings continue.

The order affects National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board Chair Cathy Harris, who were reinstated last week by a lower court ruling that cited Supreme Court precedent protecting independent agency officials from at-will termination.

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