SUPREME COURT WILL WEIGH TRUMP'S FIRING OF FTC MEMBER IN TEST OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

The U.S. Supreme Court next week weighs the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power over agencies set up by Congress to be insulated from White House control in a case that could imperil a 90-year-old legal precedent.

The court hears arguments on Monday in the Justice Department's appeal of a lower court's decision that Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Democratic FTC member Rebecca Slaughter in March before her term was set to expire.

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