READ: The rare filing that underscored the stakes in the Supreme Court's Lisa Cook ruling

A rare filing from prominent economists and former government officials highlighted the high stakes in the Supreme Court's decision allowing Lisa Cook, a top official at the Federal Reserve, to remain in her role while her legal challenge to President Donald Trump 's firing moves forward. In a 5-4 ruling , the justices concluded that the Federal Reserve occupies a unique constitutional position among independent federal agencies, allowing Cook to remain in office as her lawsuit proceeds. The cas