Trump Scores SCOTUS Win In Bid To Fire FTC Member– thefederalist.com
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President Trump scored another win at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after the high court temporarily agreed he can fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The justices granted a request by the administration to place a stay on an injunction issued by Biden-appointed D.C. District Judge Loren AliKhan. That ruling attempted to bar Trump from using his executive authority to remove FTC member Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, from her post.
Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied the government’s request to pause the injunction.
As is typical with decisions on its emergency (or “interim”) docket, the court did not provide a reasoning for the decision. It did, however, reveal that it has agreed to take up the merits of the case and is poised to hear oral arguments in December.
According to the order, the parties are instructed to answer whether “the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether [Humphrey’s Executor v. United States] … should be overruled,” and if “a federal court may prevent a person’s removal from public office, either through relief at equity or at law.”
The court’s stay will expire once the justices hand down a judgment in the case.