In a landmark decision Monday, the Supreme Court overruled a decision that will give the President vastly more control over federal agencies.

The decision will likely affect multimember agencies such as NLRB and EEOC, where former Democratic officials were similarly dismissed last year, attorneys told HR Dive.

The Supreme Court just gave the president far more control over independent agencies.

The conservative justices overturned 90 years of precedent to allow the president to fire almost any executive branch official for any reason at all.

The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.

The Supreme Court allows President Trump to remove a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission for policy reasons, rolling back 90 years of precedent.

Case focused on White House’s March 2025 firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter

The court ruled that Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter, a member of the FTC, while also ruling that he can fire the heads of similar agencies without cause.

The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter overturns a 90-year-old precedent, letting presidents fire FTC members at will with big crypto

The ruling allowing President Donald Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter overturns a key precedent known as "Humphrey’s Executor."

Independent agencies tasked with consumer protection are now more firmly under presidential direction.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his…

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter, letting presidents fire FTC commissioners at will and reshaping crypto regulation risk.

In a landmark decision Monday, the Supreme Court overruled a decision that will give the President vastly more control over federal agencies.

“Today’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter takes a wrecking ball to a 90-year pillar of American law," said House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin.