The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether the president can fire board members of independent agencies at will, challenging a 90-year-old precedent.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether the president can fire board members of independent agencies at will, challenging a 90-year-old precedent. WASHINGTON —

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today that could impact the president's ability to fire board members of independent agencies, challenging a 90-year-old precedent known as "Humphrey's Executor," which protects these agencies from political interference by prohibiting the president from removing their heads without cause.

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to fire the Federal Trade Commissioner, William Humphrey. During the course

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