Supreme Court upholds firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump acted lawfully by firing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause. Chief Justice John Roberts authored the opinion, which found legal protections against such dismissals unconstitutional and overturned previous precedents. This decision supports Trump's efforts to increase control over independent federal agencies. Rebecca Slaughter had challenged her removal last year, but the court determined the president was within his authority to remove the Democratic commissioner from the FTC.