Chief Justice Roberts Dismantles Limits on Presidential Control Over Independent Agencies

By Rodger Citron · SCOTUSblog · 2026-10-23

According to SCOTUSblog, Chief Justice John Roberts has successfully concluded a decades-long effort to expand executive authority through the recent Trump v. Slaughter ruling. The decision grants the president unilateral power to fire officials leading nearly all federal indepen

According to SCOTUSblog, Chief Justice John Roberts has successfully concluded a decades-long effort to expand executive authority through the recent Trump v. Slaughter ruling. The decision grants the president unilateral power to fire officials leading nearly all federal indepen