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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

JUST IN: Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Biden Appointee From the FTC

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump can remove FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, allowing her firing while the Court considers limits on commissioner removals.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

A 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent protecting Fed independence is on its deathbed

Until his dying day, Humphrey maintained that he held his job and could, by law, only be fired for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office" - in other words, "for cause." His dying day turned out to be four months later, in 1934, following a stroke. His executor sued the Roosevelt administration, alleging it owed Humphrey's estate back pay.
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fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

Court reinstates fired FTC Democrat, says Trump ignored Supreme Court precedent

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter was reinstated to the Federal Trade Commission after an appeals court ruled Trump's firing violated Supreme Court precedent on removal of commissioners.
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