Supreme Court rules president can remove independent-agency appointees
Today the Supreme Court ruled in favor of our clients, Vet Voice Foundation and the Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans, affirming a simple principle: a lawful ballot cast on time should be counted. elias.law/press-releas...
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Lile1Who decides the casting time? Actual date or USPS stamp?
The Captain8Marc Elias for Attorney General for Life
Vickie Hinkley3#EliasLawGroup @vetvoicefoundation.bsky.social #MississippiAllianceforRetiredAmericans and mscenterforjustice.org #SCOTUS "...REJECTED the #RNC ’s radical attempt to rewrite election laws rejection of hundreds of thousands of ballots and the disenfranchisement of voters... Entitled to #VOTEbyMAIL
Another day, another major event in the Trump era that corporate media doesn’t seem to know how to report on. They tell us the president now has the power to fire people at independent agencies. And I ask, sorry, what “independent” agencies? The Supreme Court just ended those.
nanagleason.bsky.social6But can’t fire at the Fed. How did the court square that circle?
Stevie Z3Apparently, MAGA "Justices" were never taught the meaning of the word "independent". But... bsky.app/profile/stev...
saintmaker.bsky.social1Another thing I now expect any Democrat running for president to promise…and KEEP their promise…to fire EVERY Trump-tainted appointee on Day-One.
Thedocrucker1Correction, republican presidents have the power to fire people at independent agencies.
Supreme Court decides Congress has no power to put restrictions on positions Congress creates (once again reversing precedent). Building an imperial presidency and stripping power from the people’s representatives is a hell of a way to celebrate the 250th. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Box of Frogs5It appears that SCOTUS is betting there will never be another Democratic president otherwise they should be terrified of what might become of their power.
Citizen Friendly 🧬4Hey folks, I'm not sure yet, but it almost looks like this admin is trying to create a monarchy. Would ya look at that...
Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁4"Shattering decades of precedent, Supreme Court expands Trump’s dismissal powers" www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Guitarcoyote1084Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the majority had destroyed the separation of powers and upended settled constitutional law. The ruling, she wrote, “promises to unleash only chaos.” Gift 🎁 article www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
KUNA3that's what happens when you let unelected judges decide how the system works
Vr2lTch3You can look at this ruling — and others — a few ways. One being that when a Democrat is on the WH, clean house first. Then strengthen the constitution and the courts.
Is it fair to say they also given the next Democratic president a weapon to clear out all the Trump-loyal staff being placed in the agencies now?
RawrTigerlily123Yeah, this is the only silver lining. They put all Trump’s chumps under the same threat of removal.
Dru Stevenson16Yes, assuming they are consistent and that we get to have free elections in the future.
Moldy Diner Bagels8Depends on the Democrat. Because, you know, norms and such.
Staid Winnow6No. The rules change for Democratic presidents.
Scocyc34They don’t intend to ever lose control of the Presidency. That’s the major crux here, they’re being straightforward about that disclosure and always have been.
Gabe Burgess3Except SCOTUS will quickly reverse their decision if the Dems ever regain control. This court needs to be destroyed, if they ever regain control of the Congress and the Presidency they must pack the shit out of the court and pass massive judicial reforms.
hard to see a coherent philosophy in any recent supreme court rulings beyond, "the president can do whatever he wants except DIRECTLY touch the money"
QuoProQuid16the writing in trump v. cook does not fill me with enormous confidence that we will be able to maintain an independent fed long term
Smellbringer5Consistent with my political theory, "Donald Trump is a special little boy who no one can say no to. But he can't touch the wheel because mommy needs to drive." I am so, so FUCKING TIRED of this shit.
While you are not wrong on this point, Slaughter is my favorite case all year. Because it means that a democratic president can fire every single Trump appointee on January 20, 2029, the only exception being Kevin Warsh. Including the Postmaster General since this was on appointment clause grounds.
Travis Smith34Bold of you to assume that this Court will hold a principled position and not just revert to the pre-Trump status quo when they find it convenient to limit executive power under a Democratic administration.
Summer Warhammer Chick9The court will immediately issue a stay, followed by an unsigned shadow docket ruling that denies the next Dem executive can do that. We all know that's what will happen
youvotedforthis2.bsky.social3Then, after the next Democratic president does that, the Democratic Congress rewrites the laws to make sure no one can ever do it again.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President has the constitutional authority to fire the heads of independent federal agencies at will, effectively ending 90 years of agency independence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lee Rowan 🐕 🐈⬛ 🌳 🌈 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 🐉 🇺🇦🦇🪶🖋️ 🇺🇸1THEN IT'S NOT AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY. America needs to fire the corporate SCROTUS traitors.
Geoffrey Holz 221Whilst that's bad right now - especially if / when Trump regime replace any dismissed heads with "their own", would not a future Democrat President be able to utlise the same ruling to remove this current regime's "agency heads"...and restore the balance? Use the reigme's tools against itself?