The Supreme Court will decide if President Trump can fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) members without cause. The case challenges presidential removal power and could weaken protections for independent agencies. The court will hear arguments in December and temporarily allows the firing of FTC member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a decision opposed by Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson. The ruling questions the 1935 Humphrey's Executor decision allowing Congress to protect agency officials from presidential removal without cause, and whether courts can block such removals. This case follows similar disputes involving other agencies, raising concerns about the independence of these bodies.

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