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Supreme Court to hear case that could vastly expand presidential powers

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Rebecca Kelly Slaughter was appointed in 2018 to fill a Democratic seat on the Federal Trade Commission. She was removed from her position by the Trump administration in March.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president’s power over independent agencies.

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