US politicsfromArs Technica2 weeks agoCourt rules Trump broke US law when he fired Democratic FTC commissionerThe FTC Act's for-cause removal protections were upheld as constitutional by the court.
fromThe New Yorker2 months agoThe Supreme Court Undercuts Another Check on Executive PowerHumphrey's Executor v. United States solidified the independence of federal regulatory agencies from presidential dismissal.
US politicsfromArs Technica4 months agoTrump fires both FTC Democrats in challenge to Supreme Court precedentThe Humphrey's Executor ruling protects FTC commissioners from being removed by the President for political reasons, ensuring their independence.