Post by Duane Morris LLP

On June 29, 2026, in Trump v. Slaughter, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the president may fire Federal Trade Commission commissioners at will, ruling that the statutory “for-cause” removal protections for commissioners are unconstitutional. In doing so, the Court expressly overruled its 1935 decision Humphrey’s Executor v. United States and confirmed that principal officers who exercise executive power must be removable by the president at will. Full Alert: https://lnkd.in/gSzUmfBW Contacts: Sean McConnell, Christopher Casey and Kirk W.