US Supreme Court hands Trump mixed rulings in major legal day, including FTC firing power
The US Supreme Court has issued a set of consequential rulings involving President Donald Trump, delivering three decisions against him and one in his favour. The most significant ruling expanded presidential authority to remove a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission without giving a reason, in a 6-3 decision. The court also dealt with disputes involving mail-in ballots, the E Jean Carroll case and the firing of Lisa Cook.In the FTC case, the justices backed Trump's dismissal of Democratic commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, overturning a 1935 precedent that had helped shield some leaders of independent regulatory agencies from at-will removal. Trump... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Jun 2026 12:00 LONDON
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