Public Citizen: Independent Agencies Lose Their Independence in SCOTUS Decision
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Independent Agencies Lose Their Independence in SCOTUS Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its opinion in Trump v. Slaughter. The Slaughter decision overrules Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935), in which the Court held that the Constitution allows Congress to create independent agencies whose commissioners can be removed only "for . . .
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Independent Agencies Lose Their Independence in SCOTUS Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its opinion in Trump v. Slaughter. The Slaughter decision overrules Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935), in which the Court held that the Constitution allows Congress to create independent agencies whose commissioners can be removed only "for . . .