Two Roberts rulings, one term, two opposite visions of power
TL;DR
Chief Justice John Roberts authored two major decisions this term that pull in opposite directions: Slaughter ends independent agency status by allowing presidential firing for any reason, while Cook carves out a Fed-specific exemption to preserve independence, a split critics say is cynical and incompatible, revealing a judiciary agenda that strengthens executive power for business interests and undermines civil-service independence.
Topics:nationlaw#executive-power#federal-reserve#independent-agencies#john-roberts#law#supreme-court
- Two of John Roberts’ Biggest Decisions This Term Directly Contradict Each Other Slate Magazine
- Opinion | This ‘conservative’ Supreme Court decision could be the left’s friend The Washington Post
- The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Presidents to Sabotage Their Successors Slate Magazine
- A President With More Control but Less Power The Atlantic
- After Slaughter and Cook: future Fed fights, and maybe some midnight firings SCOTUSblog
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