US supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies

The US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump can fire the leaders of independent agencies in a six-to-three decision that ends ninety years of legal precedent curbing executive power. The case centered on Trump's firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter in March twenty twenty-five. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan dissented, signaling deep concerns about the expansion of presidential authority.

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