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The Supreme Court allowed the President to fire members of independent agencies in 2026.

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*.

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The Supreme Court ruled in 2026 that the president could fire members of independent agencies.

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

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