Liberal supreme court justices condemn ‘destabilizing’ ruling that expands Trump’s power to fire regulators – live

The Supreme Court has significantly expanded presidential power in a ruling that gives Trump broad authority to fire federal regulators. According to The Guardian, the court's conservative majority sided with the administration in a decision that prompted sharp dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who argued that the ruling grants the president extraordinary power, exceeding even historical monarchical authority. The decision marks another major victory for the Trump administration at the court, following last week's rulings that green-lit aggressive asylum restrictions and one that strips temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians who had been residing legally in the United States. Other major opinions from today include cases on whether Trump can fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, mail-in ballot timing, and birthright citizenship.

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