US supreme court hears arguments over Trump’s power to fire FTC member
Justice department appealed lower court’s decision that Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca SlaughterUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court is hearing arguments on Monday concerning the legality of Donald Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commission...
<p>Justice department appealed lower court’s decision that Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca Slaughter</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/08/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-defense-security-indiana-us-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The US supreme court is hearing arguments on Monday concerning the legality of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump’s</a> firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power, with a justice department lawyer asking the justices to overrule a 90-year-old legal precedent.</p><p>The justice department has appealed a lower court’s decision that the Republican president exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca Slaughter, the Democratic FTC member, in March before her term was set to expire.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/supreme-court-trump-power-ftc-slaughter">Continue reading...</a>
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