WASHINGTON–Twenty-one states have filed an amicus brief that supports the Trump administration’s position in the legal challenge to the firings of NCUA board members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka.
In their brief, the states say they have an an interest in ensuring “federal officials exercising significant executive authority are removable by the President, and thus accountable to the people. Anything less is inconsistent with the Framers’ design and risks intrusion on state sovereignty.”
As the CU Daily has been reporting, Harper and Otsuka argue there removal was unlawful and in violation of the Federal Credit Union Act, and is also counter to the intent of Congress.
As reported here, oral arguments in the lawsuit filed by fired NCUA board members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka are set to be heard on Nov. 21 by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The 21 States
The brief was filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on behalf of Florida, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and the Arizona legislature.
