
FTC firings take spotlight in Trump's fight to erase independence of agencies
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Supreme Court case Slaughter v. Trump challenges century-old ruling on presidential power to fire FTC commissioners, with expert predicting Humphrey's Executor may fall.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
The case would pose the most direct question yet to the justices about where they stand on Humphrey's Executor v. United States, the nearly century-old decision regarding a president’s power over independent regulatory agencies.
John Shu, a constitutional law expert who served in both Bush administrations, told Fox News Digital he thinks the high court is likely to side with the president if and when the case arrives there.













