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Trump’s firing power faces twin Supreme Court tests, but one agency may get special treatment
Two Supreme Court cases, Slaughter v. Trump and Trump v. Cook, are testing President Donald Trump's authority to remove federal officials. The cases involve the firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with differing legal arguments over statutory removal limits versus 'for cause' requirements.
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