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Alvaro Bedoya
Coverage of Alvaro Bedoya in the Nexus archive.
- The Ultimate Triumph of the Unitary Executive
The Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that presidents can remove members of independent regulatory agencies like the FTC without cause, overturning a 1935 precedent. The decision reinforces the 'unitary executive theory,' asserting presidential control over all executive power. Two FTC commissioners, Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, were fired by Trump without allegations of misconduct.