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Slaughter v. Trump (Slaughter FTC Judg 2025)
No. 25-5261 Circuit · Active Active
Court
D.C. Cir.
cadc
Filed
Jul 21, 2025
Filed (CL)
Jul 18, 2025
CL Status
active
Case Overview
The government appealed Judge Alikhan's order granting summary judgement for Rebecca Slaughter and finds that the firing of her as FTC commissioner was unlawful.
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The Application
History
The district court found the FTC Commissioner's removal violated statutory removal restrictions, granting summary judgment for Slaughter; the government appeals, arguing the President possessed sufficient authority to remove the Commissioner.
The Conclusion
The D.C. Circuit is reviewing the lawfulness of the removal, with the lower court's judgment for Slaughter currently pending appeal and not yet affirmed.
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