Trump v. Slaughter · ¶69
All that is left is reliance, upon which Slaughter (and the dissent) rely. Slaughter argues that Congress has relied upon Humphrey’s to create agencies that are “insulated from presidential control.” Brief for Respondent 15; see also post, at 34–40 (SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting). That is precisely the problem. Despite what Humphrey’s may say, independent agencies are not “independent” in the sense that they are free of the President and thus responsive “only to the people of the United States.” 295 U. S., at 625. Independent agencies are insulated “from the President,” “not from politics.” FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., 556 U. S. 502, 523 (2009) (plurality opinion). “As a practical matter, successful insulation of administration from the President—even if accomplished in the name of ‘independence’—will tend to enhance Congress’s own authority over the insulated activities.” E.…Read in context ›
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