High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump could remove Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter but could not dismiss Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook. The decision overturned a 1935 precedent limiting presidential authority over agency panels, with the majority asserting the FTC must be controlled by the executive branch. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, emphasizing the importance of agency independence.