Supreme Court ruling gives president power to fire FTC commissioners, ending bipartisan balance
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Ashley Gold
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The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission, effectively ending the possibility of Democratic representation on the agency during this administration. The decision overturns a long-standing precedent protecting independent agency commissioners from presidential removal, giving the president stronger control over the FTC, which oversees consumer protection, kids' online safety, tech competition, and enforcement against deceptive practices.
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Twitter / XSupreme Court ruling gives president power to fire FTC commissioners, ending bipartisan balanceaxios.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledAny realistic chance the agency in charge of consumer protection, kids' online safety, tech competition and fighting deceptive and unfair practices will have any Democrats during this administration is effectively gone.
The Supreme Court ruled this week that the president has the right to fire independent agency commissioners and overturned a long-standing precedent.
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