Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a Democrat who was fired by President Trump from the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year, dealing a blow to Mr. Trump’s monthslong attempt to permanently remove her from the consumer protection and antitrust enforcement agency.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/politics/ftc-commissioner-slaughter-trump.html

 

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“Amid the efforts by the Trump administration to illegally abolish independent agencies, including the Federal Reserve, I’m heartened the court has recognized that he is not above the law,” Ms. Slaughter said.