Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

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Trump v. Slaughter (For cause removal protection (non-Federal Reserve))

Trump v. Slaughter (For cause removal protection (non-Federal Reserve))29 Jun16 min

Send us Fan Mail In Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court held that the FTC's for-cause removal protection for its Commissioners violates the separation of powers, overruling Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935) to the extent it survived. The Court reasoned that the Constitution vests executive power solely in the President, who must be able to remove at will any officer—like an FTC Commissioner—who exercises that power, a principle confirmed by the First Congress's "Decision of 1789" ...