The Trump administration has told Congress they will move to ask the Supreme Court to overrule Humphrey's Executor, a 1935 ruling that protects workers in independent agencies from political retribution.
The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor--a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc.
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Because *less* independence is what we need ...