“The Supreme Court said President Trump could fire members of independent agencies.”
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in *Trump v. Slaughter* that the President has the authority to fire members of independent agencies at will, overturning the long-standing *Humphrey's Executor* precedent, though a separate ruling in *Trump v. Cook* maintained protections for the Federal Re
The Court's 6-3 decision established that "for-cause" removal protections for most independent agency officials are unconstitutional, effectively granting the President the power to remove them without cause.
Judged as of Jul 2, 2026— the video's publish date
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in *Trump v. Slaughter* that the President has the authority to remove members of independent agencies at will, effectively overruling the 1935 precedent of *Humphrey's Executor v. United States*.
In its April 29, 2026, decision in *Louisiana v. Callais*, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a congressional map containing a second majority-Black district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, a move widely characterized by legal scholars and civil rights groups as effectively gutting or evis
In the June 2026 decision *Trump v. Slaughter*, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president has the authority to remove heads of independent federal agencies without cause, effectively overruling the 1935 precedent *Humphrey's Executor v. United States* for those agencies, though it separately de
The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in *Shelby County v. Holder* invalidated the formula used to determine which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance under the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais* further restricted the Act's enforceability.
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that states may enforce laws prohibiting transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams in schools and colleges.