The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear oral arguments over President Trump’s effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in January, enabling her to stay in her role for months as the justices punt a decision.

The terse order, which came without any noted dissents, tables Trump’s request to lift lower court decisions keeping Cook on the central bank’s board despite the president's attempt to remove her.

The Supreme Court’s two-sentence order contains no explanation, as is typical for such decisions.

The ruling comes days after the Supreme Court temporarily greenlighted Trump’s firing of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter over the dissents of the court’s three liberal justices, agreeing to review Trump’s claim he may fire independent agency leaders at

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