Supreme Court Overrules Landmark Precedent, Expanding Presidential Power Over Independent Agencies

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision in *Trump v. Slaughter* on June 29, 2026, overruled *Humphrey's Executor v. United States*, a 90-year-old precedent that protected independent agency leaders from politically motivated removals. This ruling significantly increases presidential control over the administrative state by limiting Congress's ability to restrict the President's power to remove heads of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission.