Appeals Court Rules for Reinstatement of FTC Commissioner, After Wrongful Termination by Trump

An appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday seeking to reinstate a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner ousted by President Trump without cause.

In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, who was appointed to the Democratic seat in 2018, was wrongfully removed from her post in March.

“​​The government is not likely to succeed on appeal because any ruling in its favor from this court would have to defy binding, on-point, and repeatedly preserved Supreme Court precedent,” the majority opinion reads.

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