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 fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook. The decision overturned part of a 1935 precedent, expanding presidential authority over agency panels while preserving removal protections for some independent bodies. The ruling split the court along ideological lines, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion and Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting.