The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that presidents can fire commissioners at independent agencies without cause, overturning Humphrey's Executor and reshaping the SEC and CFTC as Congress weighs the CLARITY Act.

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 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."

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.”

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

The Supreme Court ruled Congress' restriction of the president from firing an FTC member without cause violates the separation of powers.

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.

The court overturned a 91-year precedent, allowing President Trump to fire key federal regulators whenever he wishes for almost any reason.

“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.