The United States Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that addresses whether President Donald Trump may fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) despite congressional job protections for the post.

The high court announced its decision on Monday, effectively allowing Rebecca Slaughter to remain barred from her office at the consumer protection and antitrust agency while the case is ongoing.

The court announced it will hear arguments in the case in December.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted an emergency stay that similarly upheld Trump’s ability to fire Slaughter, if temporarily.

The stay overturned a decision by Washington, DC-based US District Judge Loren AliKhan that had shielded the FTC commissioner from being dismissed before her term expi

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