The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing an appeal over President Trump’s firing of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission. CNN’s Boris Sanchez speaks with former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya who argues a ruling in favor of the Trump Administration could increase presidential influence over the FTC and other agencies,

SCOTUS WATCH: The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority sounded inclined today to grant President Donald Trump another major expansion of his power, allowing presidents to fire leaders of independent agencies who have previously had protections from political vicissitudes.

Background: In March 2025, President Donald Trump fired Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission. Slaughter filed a lawsuit to challenge her removal, arguing it violated a 1935 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Humphrey’s Executor v.

Among the flurry of executive and regulatory actions earlier this year under the second Trump Administration, President Donald Trump fired the leadership at several independent, multi-member agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...

In his second term, Trump has acted like a belligerent manager of the federal workforce. Trump v. Slaughter could give him unrestricted firing authority.

The Supreme Court will begin oral arguments for Trump v. Slaughter next month. The Supreme Court will begin oral arguments for Trump v. Slaughter next month. is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news ...