A federal judge reinstates FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, months after President Trump sought to fire her and Democratic colleague Alvaro Bedoya
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... @bstnboy : “Judge says Trump's firing of FTC commissioner was illegal” — Another day, another legal decision going against lardass for illegal firing. — l.smartnews.com/p-5PJmU0LK/v... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : The weird thing about this is that the court is accurately and correctly interpreting the ruling in Humphrey's Executor, which is directly on point, even though basically everyone knows that the Supreme Court will overrule Humphrey's Executor and in the interim we just twiddle our thumbs. [embedded post] Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix : “The law on the removal of FTC Commissioners is clear,” Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said, declaring that Slaughter “remains a rightful member of the Federal Trade Commission until the expiration of her Senate-confirmed term on September 25, 2029.” … Blake E. Reid / @chup.blakereid.org : I don't expect the ruling will stick, but will begin the process of forcing the Humphrey's Executor issues [embedded post] Maria Langholz / @marialangholz : Minority commissioners have a critical role to play in transparency and accountability. SO thrilled that Becca Slaughter has been reinstated as FTC Commissioner after Trump tried to illegally fire her. news.bloomberglaw.com/business- and... X: @edeniscil : District judge enforces the plain text of the law and upholds 100 year old SCOTUS precedent. The court grants summary judgement reinstating illegally fired FTC Commissioner Slaughter! [image] Zamaan Qureshi / @zamaan_qureshi : I'm pleased that a federal judge ruled to reinstate Commissioner Slaughter to the FTC. Having a fair, bipartisan Federal Trade Commission is necessary for taking on Big Tech. Douglas Farrar / @douglaslfarrar : Statement by reinstated FTC Commissioner @RKSlaughterFTC [image] Brian Albrecht / @briancalbrecht : I don't have strong thoughts on Humphrey's Executor. But the FTC is better with minority commissioners. Forums: r/democrats : Judge rules Trump's firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal r/fednews : Judge Reinstates FTC Commissioner Whom Trump Sought to Fire
This could ultimately affect the independence of many federal agencies. Legal challenges are expected up to SCOTUS, given the precedent set by the 1935 Humphrey's Executor v. United States, restricting the removal of officials from independent regulatory agencies — www.reuters…
“Judge says Trump's firing of FTC commissioner was illegal” — Another day, another legal decision going against lardass for illegal firing. — l.smartnews.com/p-5PJmU0LK/v...
The weird thing about this is that the court is accurately and correctly interpreting the ruling in Humphrey's Executor, which is directly on point, even though basically everyone knows that the Supreme Court will overrule Humphrey's Executor and in the interim we just twiddle ou…
“The law on the removal of FTC Commissioners is clear,” Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said, declaring that Slaughter “remains a rightful member of the Federal Trade Commission until the expiration of her Senate-confirmed term on Sept…
Minority commissioners have a critical role to play in transparency and accountability. SO thrilled that Becca Slaughter has been reinstated as FTC Commissioner after Trump tried to illegally fire her. news.bloomberglaw.com/business- and...
District judge enforces the plain text of the law and upholds 100 year old SCOTUS precedent. The court grants summary judgement reinstating illegally fired FTC Commissioner Slaughter! [image]
I'm pleased that a federal judge ruled to reinstate Commissioner Slaughter to the FTC. Having a fair, bipartisan Federal Trade Commission is necessary for taking on Big Tech.