Supreme Court Obscures Constitutional Basis for Executive Removal Power in Trump v. Slaughter

By Chad Squitieri · SCOTUSblog · 2026-08-20

According to SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. Slaughter follows a pattern of invalidating statutory removal protections through vague appeals to the separation of powers. Rather than citing specific constitutional text, the majority opinion relied on ab

According to SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. Slaughter follows a pattern of invalidating statutory removal protections through vague appeals to the separation of powers. Rather than citing specific constitutional text, the majority opinion relied on ab