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- Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump may dismiss Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause, overturning 1935 Humphrey’s Executor precedent.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored a 49-page dissent warning decision gives President unbridled authority.
- Justices Elena Kagan and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined Justice Sonia Sotomayor in dissent.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued ruling could turn many commissions into executive agencies, creating chaos for agencies, Congress and courts.
