90 Years Ago, the Supreme Court Limited Who Presidents Can Fire. Trump Wants to Reverse That.

Supreme Court poised to empower Trump to fire independent regulators without cause

In oral arguments Monday in the case Trump v Slaughter, Chief Justice John Roberts and the conservative majority signaled their willingness to grant Trump power to fire agency heads and board members created by Congress, for not adhering to his fascist agenda.

90 years ago, the Supreme Court limited who presidents can fire. Trump wants to reverse that.

For nearly a century, U.S. Supreme Court precedent has restricted the president’s ability to fire heads of independent federal agencies. That precedent could soon be overturned.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Rebecca Slaughter firing

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, in a case that could expand the control a president has over the executive branch. Directly, the Trump administration asked justices to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reinstating Slaughter because a long-standing law prevents removals without cause fr…