Neil Averitt commentary: Strategic implications of the Slaughter ruling (FTCWatch)
( August 21, 2026, 16:00 GMT | Comment) -- Longtime friends of the Federal Trade Commission have been discussing how to respond to the Trump v. Slaughter decision. Unfortunately, they have been whistling past the graveyard and missing the bigger question, which is how an independent agency can go about justifying its existence in a newly skeptical world.Longtime friends of the Federal Trade Commission have been discussing how to respond to the Trump v. Slaughter decision. Unfortunately, they have been whistling past the graveyard and missing the bigger question, which is how an independent agency can go about justifying its existence in a newly skeptical world....
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