Rebecca Kelly Slaughter

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Timeline

  1. Supreme Court rules on Slaughter and Cook

    Court issues decisions: 6-3 ruling overturns Humphrey’s Executor for most agencies, while separately limiting presidential removal of Fed governors.

  2. Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey

    In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upholds the firing, overruling the 91-year precedent and expanding presidential removal power.

  3. Lower Court Rules Firing Unlawful

    A lower federal court rules the firing unlawful under Humphrey's Executor, reinstating Slaughter.

  4. Slaughter Fired Without Cause

    President Trump fires Slaughter, stating her continued service is inconsistent with administration priorities.

  5. Trump fires FTC Commissioner Slaughter

    President Trump removes Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission without cause, challenging the 1935 precedent.

  6. Slaughter Appointed

    Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is appointed to the FTC by President Trump to fill a Democratic seat.

  7. Humphrey’s Executor established

    Supreme Court precedent held that presidents cannot remove commissioners of independent agencies without cause.

  8. Humphrey's Executor Decided

    Supreme Court unanimously upholds for-cause removal protections for FTC commissioners, distinguishing quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial roles.

  9. FTC Created

    Congress establishes the Federal Trade Commission with commissioners removable only for inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance.

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6-3 SCOTUS Ruling Ends 1935 Precedent, Gives President Unfettered Firing Power

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in *Slaughter v. Trump* dismantles the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor doctrine, granting the president at-will removal power over independent agency heads. A separate ruling preserves the Fed’s insulation, creating a fractured precedent for administrative law. The decisions reshape constitutional separation-of-powers analysis and raise urgent questions about the future of regulatory independence.

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