Supreme Court expands presidential reach over independent agencies, keeps Fed power intact
TL;DR
The Supreme Court ruled that a president can fire heads of independent federal agencies without cause, overturning Humphrey’s Executor and broadening presidential control over the bureaucracy, while stopping short of granting the same power over the Federal Reserve.
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