Supreme Court lets presidents fire independent regulators, rules for Trump in FTC case
- watch nowThe Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump did have the authority to fire Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.
- The 6-3 ruling gives Trump and future presidents the power to remove members of supposedly independent federal agencies that carry out functions under the executive branch of government.
- The majority, comprised of all six conservative justices, found that the FTC's provision that commissioners could be removed by a president only for cause "is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.
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- watch nowThe Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump did have the authority to fire Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.
- The 6-3 ruling gives Trump and future presidents the power to remove members of supposedly independent federal agencies that carry out functions under the executive branch of government.
- The majority, comprised of all six conservative justices, found that the FTC's provision that commissioners could be removed by a president only for cause "is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.
Sources: Cnbc