“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.

The Supreme Court just gave the president far more control over independent 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 court overturned a 90-year-old precedent that previously shielded members of independent boards from political interference

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 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."

Supreme Court allows Trump to remove agency heads without cause. Jerome Powell out from Fed Board by December 31 at 39.5% YES.

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The Supreme Court issued a blockbuster ruling that will vastly expand a president's power and influence.

The justices allowed Cook to keep her job while green-lighting the president’s firing of another Democratic appointee to an independent body, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.

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

The US Supreme Court on Monday fortified President Donald Trump's powers to fire members of independent government agencies, but carved out protections for the Federal Reserve by…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent that the decision “reshapes our government.”

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…

US President Donald Trump celebrated what he described as a "Historic and Unprecedented" victory after the US Supreme Court handed him a major win by upholding his authority to…

The Supreme Court's decision permits Trump to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and, by extension, other independent agency employees.

The US Supreme Court on Monday boosted presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception:…