John Roberts Believes In The Unitary Executive, Except For When It Might Crash His Investment Portfolio
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- That case held that when Congress designates an agency as independent of the executive branch, the president cannot just fire its commissioners.
- The Humphrey’s Executor opinion stopped FDR from trying to fire an FTC Commissioner he didn’t […]
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It is zero surprise that the Supreme Court officially overturned its 91-year-old precedent first created in Humphrey’s Executor. That case held that when Congress designates an agency as independent of the executive branch, the president cannot just fire its commissioners. The Humphrey’s Executor opinion stopped FDR from trying to fire an FTC Commissioner he didn’t […]
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