#Trump is once again asking #SCOTUS to expand his #power as the justices on Monday consider whether he can fire #independent government officials insulated by #laws meant to shield them from #politics.

The case involves Trump’s firing of a commissioner on the #FTC & a landmark decision from 1935, which said that #Congress could put limits on the president’s authority to remove some executive branch officials.

#law #HumphreysExecutor #ActivistCourt #Autocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/08/us/trump-supreme-court-presidential-power?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump is once again asking #SCOTUS to expand his #power as the justices on Monday consider whether he can fire #independent government officials insulated by #laws meant to shield them from #politics.

The case involves Trump’s firing of a commissioner on the #FTC & a landmark decision from 1935, which said that #Congress could put limits on the president’s authority to remove some executive branch officials.

#law #HumphreysExecutor #ActivistCourt #Autocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/08/us/trump-supreme-court-presidential-power?smid=nytcore-ios-share