Trump Admin Urges High Court to Allow President to Fire FTC Member Unilaterally
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, as lower courts previously ruled that he lacked the authority to do so.
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, despite previous court rulings that found him lacking the authority to remove members from the agency. The request comes after lower courts ruled that the president's removal power over FTC members was not explicit in federal law. The Trump administration argued that the president's power is implied by the lack of specific language addressing removal. A decision on the matter has yet to be made by the Supreme Court.
