The Supreme Court is poised to consider overturning a 90-year-old precedent that limits the reasons why presidents may remove members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and independent federal agencies.
A ruling in favor of the federal government would bolster the president’s ability to remove senior officials from some federal agencies.
On Dec. 8, the nation’s highest court will hear the case of former FTC member Rebecca Slaughter, whom President Donald Trump fired in March.
Trump’s ousting of Slaughter is part of the president’s ongoing effort to remove some personnel from independent federal agencies whose appointees traditionally have been shielded from termination without cause….