The Supreme Court knew one of its new rulings could endanger democracy — and did it anyway.

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."

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

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.”

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:…

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

Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’

The Republican justices just won a four-decade war against “independent” 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.