US Supreme Court allows president to remove FTC commissioners
By Claude Marx and Dwight A. Weingarten ( June 29, 2026, 21:28 GMT | Insight) -- The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act stating that members of the FTC can only be removed for cause are "incompatible with the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution."The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act stating that members of the FTC can only be removed for cause are "incompatible with the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution."...
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