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Title: The Supreme Court will hear former FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's case Post by: HCK on September 24, 2025, 04:05:06 pm The Supreme Court will hear former FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's case
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 in favor of hearing a lawsuit brought by a former member of the US Federal Trade Commission, </span><a target="_blank" class="link rapid-with-clickid" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=34e37b9c-8975-48da-aa39-df8bcd5badc3&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=eda1428b-fb61-4c09-b85d-0928535a9371&featureId=text-link&merchantName=CNBC&linkText=CNBC&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jbmJjLmNvbS8yMDI1LzA5LzIyL3RydW1wLWZ0Yy1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXNsYXVnaHRlci5odG1sP3RhaWQ9NjhkMWE3ODczMTljYTkwMDAxNGIwYzA3JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10cnVlYW50aGVtJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PW1haW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT10d2l0dGVyIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJlZGExNDI4Yi1mYjYxLTRjMDktYjg1ZC0wOTI4NTM1YTkzNzEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNuYmMuY29tLzIwMjUvMDkvMjIvdHJ1bXAtZnRjLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtc2xhdWdodGVyLmh0bWw_dGFpZD02OGQxYTc4NzMxOWNhOTAwMDE0YjBjMDcmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXRydWVhbnRoZW0mdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9bWFpbiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXNvY2lhbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXR3aXR0ZXIifQ&signature=AQAAAYaVXLHfkZy2bbPIFCkxwp-0zvH9vq3ZLBgkMZG8pzV6&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F09%2F22%2Ftrump-ftc-supreme-court-slaughter.html%3Ftaid%3D68d1a787319ca900014b0c07%26utm_campaign%3Dtrueanthem%26utm_content%3Dmain%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:" data-original-link="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/22/trump-ftc-supreme-court-slaughter.html?taid=68d1a787319ca900014b0c07&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">CNBC</span>[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> reports. Democrats Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were </span><a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/president-trump-has-fired-the-ftcs-two-democrat-commissioners-225952614.html"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">fired</span>[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> from their posts as commissioners in the FTC by President Donald Trump in March. As has been the case with </span><a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fed-gov-lisa-cook-sues-trump-administration-to-block-her-attempted-firing"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">several</span>[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> of the Trump administration's actions to remove possible critics from their roles in civil service, the pair said their dismissal was illegal. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Commissioners’ terms may only be ended early for </span><a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey%27s_Executor_v._United_States"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">good cause</span>[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> under a law designed to protect the FTC as an independent agency. The FTC is also not allowed to have </span><a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-chapter2-subchapter1&edition=prelim">more than three[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> commissioners from a single political party, meaning Slaughter and Bedoya could not both be replaced by additional Republican members.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">In July, US District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled </span><a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/trumps-firing-of-democratic-ftc-commissioner-was-unlawful-judge-rules-120029367.html"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">in favor</span>[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> of Slaughter, who has moved ahead with a suit to contest her dismissal, and a federal appeals court </span><a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/appeals-court-reinstates-fired-democratic-ftc-commissioner-124549494.html"><span style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">reinstated</span>[/url]<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> her to the FTC in September. Today, however, the Supreme Court ruled that her firing may stand while it considers her case. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;"></p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-supreme-court-will-hear-former-ftc-commissioner-rebecca-slaughters-case-203200530.html?src=rss Source: The Supreme Court will hear former FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's case (https://www.engadget.com/the-supreme-court-will-hear-former-ftc-commissioner-rebecca-slaughters-case-203200530.html?src=rss) |