US EditionThe Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members
The Supreme Court may overturn a 1935 precedent, expanding presidential removal power over independent agencies and shifting authority from Congress to the president.
- On Dec. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Slaughter and appears likely to side with President Donald Trump in a case that could shift power from Congress to the president over independent federal agencies.
- The Trump administration is asking the court to overturn Humphrey's Executor v. United States , defending President Donald Trump's firing of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Federal Trade Commission commissioner, as Article II authority.
- Solicitor General John Sauer called Humphrey's a `decaying husk` and warned independent agencies wield enormous authority, while Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh flagged agencies exercising `executive power` and liberal justices cautioned this could `destroy the structure of government`.
- The court allowed firings to stand while litigation continues, with the U.S. Supreme Court weighing if federal courts deciding remedies can reinstate officials or must limit relief to back pay, as Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote earlier this year.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted the Federal Reserve Board of Governors may deserve special treatment, and the court will hear Lisa Cook's removal case in January amid concerns about economic uncertainty, Chief Justice John Roberts' opinions have narrowed removal limits.
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A Key Question for the Supreme Court: What About the Fed?
Just a few minutes into Monday’s Supreme Court argument over the scope of presidential power to fire leaders of independent agencies, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh posed a question to the lawyer representing the Trump administration: What about the Federal Reserve? The case before the court concerns Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission whom President Trump wants to fire. Though a federal law requires him to provide a re…
Trump wants to penetrate institutions and dismiss uncomfortable employees in his eyes. But how far do the US President's powers reach, can he do so at all? Now it is feared that the U.S. Supreme Court could legitimize his attack on independence from authorities.
The U.S. Supreme Court was willing on Monday to support Donald Trump to expand presidential powers and reduce the independence of federal agencies. The case before the high court is for the dismissal of Rebecca Slaughter, Democratic Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Slaughter was fired by the president in March without just cause. In the first instance, the courts gave him the right to consider that his dismissal violated the r…
Supreme Court Appears Likely to Issue Historic Ruling in Favor of Trump in FTC Commissioner Case
Well, this probably won’t go over well with the critics of President Donald Trump. The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to issue a historic ruling that could expand presidential authority […] The post Supreme Court Appears Likely to Issue Historic Ruling in Favor of Trump in FTC Commissioner Case appeared first on The Western Journal.
Supreme Court Majority Seems Skeptical of Longstanding Deep State Protection
The Supreme Court’s conservative-leaning majority seems poised to scrap a 90-year precedent that has insulated the deep state for decades. Justices are weighing whether an elected president can remove executive branch officials serving on supposedly “independent” commissions or boards, and whether blocking the president from doing so violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers. This specific case regards President Donald Trump…
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