A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump “lacks the power” to fire the chairwoman of a board that reviews federal employee dismissals without cause and ordered that she be reinstated to her post.

District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled in favor of Cathy Harris, the chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, ordering that she may remain on the agency’s board until her term expires in 2028 unless she is fired “for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.”

The Trump administration did not cite any cause when attempting to fire Harris from her position last month.

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