A judge set a hearing for Friday morning on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook 's request to block President Donald Trump from firing her.
The hearing was scheduled hours after Cook filed a lawsuit against Trump challenging his unprecedented attempt to remove her from the central bank's board of governors.
The suit , filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. , also names Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the board itself as defendants.
Cook's lawsuit is likely to end up being decided by the Supreme Court .
The case has been assigned to Judge Jia Cobb , who was appointed to the federal bench in late 2021 by former President Joe Biden .
Friday's hearing on Cook's bid to temporarily block her removal while her case proceeds is set for 10 a.m. ET.
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