Podcast - FTC Commissioner Dismissals: Background and Implications
A U.S. district judge in the District of Columbia held on July 17 that President Trump did not have statutory authority to remove FTC commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter without cause. ...more
The two Democratic FTC members who were fired by President Trump have filed suit in federal court challenging their dismissal....more
Tuesday, President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. President Trump’s action leaves Chair Andrew Ferguson (R) and Commissioner...more