Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey's Executor, Expanding Presidential Power Over Federal Agencies
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Alex Weprin
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The Supreme Court overturned the 91-year-old Humphrey's Executor precedent in Trump v. Slaughter, ruling 6-3 that President Trump could fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause. The decision gives the president vastly more control over federal agencies like the SEC, FTC, and FCC. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, with the three Democratic appointees dissenting. The article also notes Justice Neil Gorsuch cited FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's criticism of Jimmy Kimmel as evidence of agency overreach, using it to argue that independent agencies have become unaccountable and politically active.
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· 3 pulledIn a landmark ruling announced Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a landmark precedent known as Humphrey's Executor, giving the president vastly more control an authority over federal agencies like the SEC, FTC and FCC.
The court, in a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting) ruled that the firing was legal, overturning the 91-year-old precedent.
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