{"id":2491149,"date":"2025-09-25T16:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-federal-reserve-chairs-file-friend-of-the-court-brief-in-favor-of-lisa-cook\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:45:46","slug":"former-federal-reserve-chairs-file-friend-of-the-court-brief-in-favor-of-lisa-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-federal-reserve-chairs-file-friend-of-the-court-brief-in-favor-of-lisa-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Federal Reserve chairs file ‘friend-of-the-court’ brief in favor of Lisa Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that all living former Federal Reserve chairs have joined other prominent U.S. economic advisers in filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. They urged the Supreme Court to reject President Donald Trump’s emergency request to allow his removal of Cook from the Fed Board, arguing that doing so would undermine the central bank’s independence and public confidence.The brief emphasizes that Federal Reserve independence is crucial for maintaining low inflation<\/a> and borrowing costs. Signatories include former Fed chairs Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke, and Alan Greenspan, as well as several former Treasury Secretaries. Simultaneously occurring,Cook’s legal challenge to her removal continues in lower courts,with her lawyers required to respond to the Supreme Court by a deadline.

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