Is the Fed Next?

It’s starting to look as if a resurgent conservative majority on the Supreme Court could start challenging Congress’s delegation of authority to major agencies.

Library of Commons via Wikimedia Commons
Thomas 'Tommy the Cork' Corcoran leaving the White House in 1938. Library of Commons via Wikimedia Commons

Is the Fed next? We don’t want to get ahead of our skis, but that’s a question now that the Supreme Court is weighing whether two federal agencies are crosswise of the Constitution. The Nine are being asked to decide whether to review a lower court ruling that Congress lacks the authority to delegate its power to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The case could rock the foundations of the bureaucracy that arose from the now aging New Deal.

Have an account? Log In

To continue reading, please select:

Limited Access

Enter your email to read for FREE

Get 1 FREE article

Continue with
or
Unlimited Access

Join the Sun for a PENNY A DAY

$0.01/day for 60 days

Cancel anytime

100% ad free experience

Unlimited article and commenting access

Full annual dues ($120) billed after 60 days

By continuing you agree to our
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Advertisement
The New York Sun

© 2025 The New York Sun Company, LLC. All rights reserved.

Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The material on this site is protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used.

The New York Sun

Sign in or  Create a free account

or
By continuing you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use