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Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit

For the Supreme Court to decide in favor of the president, it probably would have to overrule Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (1935).
Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
The Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter. In that case, Rebecca Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is contesting President Donald Trump’s effort to fire her before her seven-year term has run.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.