The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump major victories Monday, reinforcing his authority over federal agencies and immigration enforcement amid raising concerns among lower court judges about the high court’s growing influence in politically charged cases.
In a pivotal regulatory ruling, the Court allowed Trump to remove Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, pausing a lower court order that had temporarily reinstated her.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued the stay, moving Slaughter back to the list of former commissioners while the case continues.
The administration argued that limits on removing commissioners improperly constrained executive authority under Article II of the Constitution, affirming presidential oversight over independent agencies, The Post Millennial reports.
Slaughter and fellow Democrat Alvaro Bedoya had challenged their firings in court, citing a 1935 precedent that restricted presidential authority to remove FTC commissioners without cause.
Bedoya later withdrew from the case, leaving Slaughter’s challenge as the central issue. Monday’s ruling returned her to former commissioner status, underscoring the administration’s position that such removal restrictions infringe on executive power.
On the same day, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration in a high-profile immigration case involving Los Angeles.
The 6-3 decision blocked a lower