Trump v. Slaughter · ¶152

While the nomination of the President’s choice to replace the Chair was pending before the Senate in March 2025, he fired the two remaining Democratic Commissioners, including Slaughter, leaving only the two Republican Commissioners. He did not identify any “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office” on either removed Commissioner’s part. Ibid. Instead, he simply asserted that these Commissioners were removed pursuant to the President’s “authority under Article II of the Constitution.” App. 28.

slip opinion, revised 7/07/26
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