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US Supreme Court upheld Trump power to fire independent agency heads overturning 91-year Humphrey's Executor precedent
NDTV··30 Jun
NDTV reported June 29 6-3 ruling in Trump v Slaughter lets presidents remove FTC NLRB and similar commissioners at will. Rebecca Slaughter fired without cause despite statutory protection. Decision expands unitary executive theory over agencies once considered independent from White House control.
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What It Means For You
- US regulators face tighter White House control.
- Fed independence gets partial shield.
- Global markets watch Fed ruling closely.
What's Happening
- Court upheld at-will agency firings.
- Humphrey's Executor was overturned.
- Lisa Cook can stay for now.
Precedent Shift
- 1935 ruling protected commissioners.
- Trump v Slaughter decided 6-3.
- Project 2025 sought this change.
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