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Supreme Court Kills The Independent Agency. Trump Is King

by The editor•22 May 2025•Posted inTalking Points Memo

The Supreme Court majority all but declared Thursday that it is ready to overturn a nearly century-old precedent meant to protect independent agencies from at-will firing by the President. 

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