<p>The past year has seen growing challenges to the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Lev Menand, associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, discusses the Trump administration’s legal fight to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the U.S. Department of Justice’s probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and the implications of political pressure on the Fed. </p>

The past year has seen growing challenges to the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Lev Menand, associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, discusses the Trump administration’s legal fight to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the U.S. Department of Justice’s probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and the implications of political pressure on the Fed.

Fed Up With Central Bank Independence?

Season four delves into the interaction between our legal and regulatory frameworks and current economic developments. Beyond Unprecedented is produced by Columbia Law School and the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership and is co-hosted by law professors Eric Talley and Dorothy S. Lund.

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