Liberal supreme court justices condemn ‘destabilizing’ ruling that expands Trump’s power to fire regulators – live
22.06 EDTClosing summaryThis concludes our live coverage for the day, but we’ll be back on Tuesday. Here are the latest developments: The supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power. The case was focused on the White House’s March 2025 firing of the Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter.
- ▪22.06 EDTClosing summaryThis concludes our live coverage for the day, but we’ll be back on Tuesday.
- ▪Here are the latest developments: The supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power.
- ▪The case was focused on the White House’s March 2025 firing of the Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter.
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22.06 EDTClosing summaryThis concludes our live coverage for the day, but we’ll be back on Tuesday. Here are the latest developments: The supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive power. The case was focused on the White House’s March 2025 firing of the Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter. More here. In a separate ruling, the court decided to decline Trump’s request to review a New York jury’s 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and then defaming her. The justices did not provide an explanation or reasoning, and no public dissents were noted. More here.
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