A President With More Control, but Less Power
The Supreme Court's ruling in 'Trump v. Slaughter' has effectively ended the independence of federal agencies by allowing the president to remove commissioners at will. This decision marks a significant shift in executive power over the administrative state.
Why it matters
This ruling fundamentally alters the balance of power in the U.S. government, potentially reducing the autonomy of regulatory bodies and increasing presidential control.
Slaughter is a necessary corrective to our age of unaccountable bureaucracy.
The article frames the loss of agency independence as a 'necessary corrective' to 'unaccountable bureaucracy,' reflecting a conservative legal perspective.
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