Consumers Last: SCOTUS Erodes Independence of Consumer Protection Agencies
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release:
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Consumers Last: SCOTUS Erodes Independence of Consumer Protection Agencies
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and other formerly independent agency heads across the government by allowing the president to fire them at will. This decision reverses nearly a century of . . .
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Consumers Last: SCOTUS Erodes Independence of Consumer Protection Agencies
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and other formerly independent agency heads across the government by allowing the president to fire them at will. This decision reverses nearly a century of . . .