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The U.S. Supreme Court made a couple of big decisions today. They said President Donald Trump could not fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook for certain reasons, but then they also said a U.S. president does have the power to fire the heads of independent agencies, overturning a Supreme Court decision in place since 1935 (yes, for 91 years). This NBC article, and I’m sure many others, explains the details of the decisions a bit more, but I want to focus on what this actually means.
Certain independent agencies were set up by Congress to be free from the constant swinging of partisan politics. They were meant to have a more stable, predictable, independent effect on U.S. society. Such agencies include:
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
