Judge blocks Trump’s firing of product safety commissioners

A judge has blocked President Trump’s firing of three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The judge ruled that the commissioners can resume their duties because their dismissals were unlawful. The five-member commission is best known for issuing recalls to help protect consumers from dangerous products. Trump administration attorneys argued that the president has constitutional authority to remove the individuals. But the federal statute says commissioners can only be fired “for neglect of duty or malfeasance”— allegations that have not been made.