The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 in favor of hearing a lawsuit brought by a former member of the US Federal Trade Commission, class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=34e37b9c-8975-48da-aa39-df8bcd5badc3&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=eda1428b-fb61-4c09-b85d-0928535a9371&featureId=text-link&merchantName=CNBC&linkText=CNBC&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jbmJjLmNvbS8yMDI1LzA5LzIyL3RydW1wLWZ0Yy1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXNsYXVnaHRlci5odG1sP3RhaWQ9NjhkMWE3ODczMTljYTkwMDAxNGIwYzA3JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10cnVlYW50aGVtJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PW1haW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT10d2l0dGVyIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJlZGExNDI4Yi1mYjYxLTRjMDktYjg1ZC0wOTI4NTM1YTkzNzEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNuYmMuY29tLzIwMjUvMDkvMjIvdHJ1bXAtZnRjLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtc2xhdWdodGVyLmh0bWw_dGFpZD02OGQxYTc4NzMxOWNhOTAwMDE0YjBjMDcmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXRydWVhbnRoZW0mdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9bWFpbiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXNvY2lhbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXR3aXR0ZXIifQ&signature=AQAAAYaVXLHfkZy2bbPIFCkxwp-0zvH9vq3ZLBgkMZG8pzV6&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F09%2F22%2Ftrump-ftc-supreme-court-slaughter.html%3Ftaid%3D68d1a787319ca900014b0c07%26utm_campaign%3Dtrueanthem%26utm_content%3Dmain%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=engadget_article_commerce_ctrl” data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:CNBC;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>CNBC reports. Democrats Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/president-trump-has-fired-the-ftcs-two-democrat-commissioners-225952614.html” data-ylk=”slk:fired;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>fired from their posts as commissioners in the FTC by President Donald Trump in March. As has been the case with class=”link ” href=”https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fed-gov-lisa-cook-sues-trump-administration-to-block-her-attempted-firing” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:several;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>several of the Trump administration’s actions to remove possible critics from their roles in civil service, the pair said their dismissal was illegal.
Commissioners’ terms may only be ended early…
