US EditionRebecca Kelly Slaughter & Alvaro Bedoya: Trump’s move to fire us is a terrible warning for the US economy
- President Trump removed FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya in March.
- His administration stated their service conflicted with priorities, citing presidential authority under Article II.
- Slaughter and Bedoya filed a lawsuit claiming the dismissal violated the FTC Act and Supreme Court precedent.
- Trump's lawyers stated the Constitution vests 'executive power all of it' in the president.
- The commissioners seek reinstatement, and oral arguments are scheduled for May 20 in district court.
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition Challenging Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in supporting two commissioners, Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), who are challenging the illegal decision by President Trump to terminate them without cause from the Commission. In amicus brief, the attorneys general highlight the importance of the FTC and assert that the two commissioners’ termination was illegal and…
Trump DOJ Defends Firing FTC Democrats in Court
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 – The Trump administration asked a federal court Wednesday to upend nearly a century of legal precedent shielding independent regulatory agencies from direct presidential control. In a legal filing submitted in Slaughter v. Trump, Justice Department attorneys representing Trump argued that the modern-day Federal Trade Commission exercises sweeping executive authority and therefore its commissioners must be subject to a…
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