US Supreme Court says president can remove independent agency officials for any reason
( June 29, 2026, 14:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Supreme Court has ruled 6-3, in a case involving former US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, that provisions of the FTC Act stating that members can only removed for cause are "incompatible with the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution." The dissenting justices expressed concern that the decision "undoes centuries of political practice."See file attached....
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