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Sep 22, 2025 The Supreme Court granted a stay allowing the government to keep Rebecca Slaughter off the FTC while litigation continued Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The stay strengthened presidential leverage over an independent agency and tested limits on agency independence.
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- Supreme Court Grants Stay in Trump v. Slaughter — The Supreme Court granted the federal government's request for a stay in the case of Trump v.
- Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire FTC Leader — The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump can proceed with firing Rebecca Slaughter, the last Democratic leader of the Federal Trade Commission, while it considers the case.
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Week 36 – 2025-09-20–2025-09-26
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