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Presidential Power and Independent Agency Autonomy: The 2025 NCUA Board Removal Case
I. Legal and Constitutional Framework
- A Constitutional Showdown Begins
 - From "At Pleasure" to Independence: The 1978 Restructuring
 - The Humphrey's Executor Precedent: Protecting Independent Agencies
 - Unitary Executive vs. Congressional Design
 - The Narrowing Path of Agency Independence
 - Swan v. Clinton: The Precedent That Wasn't Quite
 - 50 Years of Respect for Fixed Terms
 
II. The NCUA's Specific Structure and Functions
- The Removed Regulators: Harper and Otsuka
 - The NCUA: A Core Financial Regulator
 - Executive Function or Independent Regulation?
 - The NCUSIF: Owned by Credit Unions, Not Government
 - The Central Liquidity Facility: A Link to Treasury
 - Operating Without a Quorum
 - Financial Stability at Stake
 
III. Litigation Strategy and Broader Implications
- Six Legal Theories for Victory
 - David vs. Goliath: The Legal Team
 - The Long Road to the Supreme Court
 - Beyond NCUA: Implications for the Administrative State
 
    