The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Trump to terminate, without cause, President Biden’s appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies.
The court’s three liberals dissented.
The court’s action, while temporary, presents a direct challenge to Humphrey’s Executor, the longstanding Supreme Court precedent, which restricts the president’s power to remove agency officials at will. In a unanimous Supreme Court decision, in 1935, the justices ruled that President Roosevelt could not remove an FTC Commissioner just because the commissioner disagreed with Roosevelt’s New Deal plan.
