A Brewing Supreme Court Showdown
The case is already drawing comparisons to a parallel legal battle over Trump’s removal of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne A. Wilcox, a case that similarly questions whether Congress can shield independent agency members from sudden firings or if such protections unconstitutionally limit presidential authority.
With both disputes likely heading to the U.S. Supreme Court, the legal stakes are sky-high.
The Economic Fallout
Beyond the courtroom drama, Slaughter and Bedoya warn of severe economic repercussions.
“If the president can break a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling to fire us for no reason, he can do it to the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the SEC,” Bedoya warned in a social media post Thursday.
Slaughter emphasized the FTC’s role in protecting consumers from corporate monopolies, inflation, and privacy violations, adding:
“The FTC can’t be bought with campaign contributions or bullied by politicians. This case isn’t just about us—it’s about every American who buys groceries, fills up at the gas station, or cares about the health of the economy.”
