The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Trump to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, for now while it hears arguments in the case in December.
SCOTUS is going to hear a case on whether to overturn a 1935 decision that blocked presidents from firing independent regulators based on policy (or personal) disagreements alone.
This is on top of SCOTUS allowing Trump to fire the FTC commissioner, so you can see where this is going.[image or embed]
-- Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) Sep 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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