The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a case that could significantly expand presidential authority and upend a 90-year-old framework that shields members of independent federal agencies from being removed without cause.

At issue is whether President Donald Trump can fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter at will. Slaughter, a Democrat, was first appointed to the FTC during Trumps first term and later reappointed by President Joe Biden. Trump has sought to remove her without citing any misconduct, arguing that the Constitution grants presidents broad power to oversee the executive branch.

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The dispute directly challenges a 1935 Supreme Court precede

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