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Slate - 1 hour 18 min agoMore than two decades ago, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision prohibiting the execution of people with intellectual disabilities.
Nation Review - 1 hour 24 min agoThe Justice Department is refusing to defend the spending limits, but lower court judges who also recognize the statute's constitutional infirmity need an explicit overruling from the Supreme Court to untie their hands.
Slate - 2 hours 8 min agoThe case will be heard early next year.
The Supreme Court appeared ready on Monday to give President Trump greater authority to fire independent government officials a move that could significantly expand presidential power and erode long-standing protections against political interference. The case centers on Trump's decision to remove Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal...
Supreme Court appears set to expand presidential power and upset nine decades of law on independent agencies.
The court's conservative majority suggested it would overturn a 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies' board members, or leave it with only its shell intact.
There has been a surge in book banning in public schools and public libraries in recent years in many locations around the United States...
The court will decide whether to overturn Humphrey's Executor v. United States, a 90-year old precedent that limits presidents' power to fire some officials.
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. It's Monday. Welcome back! This week has already started with a bang. Let's get into it. In today's issue: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Supreme Court hears major Trump case MTG's fiery 60 Minutes' interview Allred drops Texas Senate bid...
Chief Justice John Roberts, bottom right, wrote in a 2010 opinion that the president's power generally includes "the authority to remove those who assist him in carrying out his duties."...
Boston Herald - 4 hours 39 min agoTrump lawyers are calling for the unanimous 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor to be overturned.
The Supreme Court will consider whether President Trump has the power to fire a leader of the Federal Trade Commission, a decision that will have profound consequences for dozens of bipartisan commissions and boards created by Congress.
Justice department appealed lower court's decision that Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca Slaughter US politics live latest updates The US supreme court is hearing arguments on Monday concerning the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power, with a justice department lawyer asking the justices to overrule a 90-year-old legal precedent. The justice department has appealed a lower court's decision...
President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through.
The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
The court is hearing arguments in Trump v Slaughter - a case that could have major implications for the independence of some federal agencies.
Among the disputes handled by the Federal Trade Commission during the early 1930s: a complaint over an advertisement for a nose shaper, a strap-on beauty gadget that claimed to reshape the wearer's nose, according to a review of the Library of Congress archives.
Dean John Sauer, U.S. solicitor general, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, in February.
President Trump announcing tariffs at the White House in April.
The Supreme Court will weigh Trump's authority to fire a sitting FTC member in a major test of presidential powers and a 1935 landmark court ruling.
Listen to live audio as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump had the authority to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a former member of the Federal Trade Commission. The case could have major implications on whether the president has the authority to fire the heads of independent agencies that Congress set up to be insulated from political pressures.
Democrats are closing out 2025 with momentum, having won double-digit victories in Virginia and New Jersey, and are now looking ahead to 2027 with the need for a plan to address key issues such as Trump's impeachment, inflation, healthcare, and Supreme Court expansion.
The Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The court will decide whether to overturn Humphrey's Executor v. United States, a 90-year old precedent that limits presidents' power to fire some officials.
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