La Corte Suprema revisará la autoridad presidencial en la destitución de comisionados de la FTC

"...President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday...."

"...The legal battle is the culmination of a yearslong weakening of Humphrey's Executor by the court's conservative justices...."

"...Slaughter was among the victims of the president's campaign to "reclaim power from this unaccountable bureaucracy."..."

"...Slaughter, like many other independent agency leaders fired by Mr. Trump, sued to get her job back and argued that her removal was illegal...."

"...The Supreme Court's decision could have significant ramifications for the structure of the federal government and curtail Congress' power to impose limits on the president's removal power...."

"...The Trump administration argued that the Constitution vests all executive power in the president and therefore grants him "illimitable" authority over officers who wield that power on his behalf...."

"...If the Supreme Court invalidates the removal protections for FTC commissioners, such a decision is likely to reach far beyond the commission...."

"...Slaughter's legal team argued that the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to transfer new powers to the president that Congress chose not to give him and wants courts to "jettison longstanding laws enacted by the people's elected representatives."..."

"...Mr. Trump has already attempted to make his mark on the Merit Systems Protection Board, which protects the rights of government workers...."

"...Mr. Trump has also attempted to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Lisa Cook...."