Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape agencies by overturning 90-year-old ruling
September 22, 2025
The Supreme Court will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. The high court agreed Monday to quickly hear arguments in a case over the firing of members of the Federal Trade Commission and two other boards. The justices have allowed the Republican president to fire Democratic Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and board members at other agencies while their lawsuits play out. The high court’s actions send a strong signal the conservative majority is poised to overturn or narrow a 1935 decision that found commissioners can be removed only for misconduct or neglect of duty.