Can President Trump Fire a Federal Trade Commissioner Without Cause?
Unpacking the oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter
December 11, 20251h 7m
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Show Notes
In this episode, Thomas Berry of the Cato Institute and Jed Shugerman of the Boston University School of Law join the recap the oral arguments from Trump v. Slaughter and debate whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Resources
- Thomas Berry, Brief of the Cato Institute as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners (10/17/2025)
- Jed Shugerman, Brief Amicus Curiae of Professor Jed Handelsman Shugerman in Support of Respondents (11/14/2025)
- Jed Shugerman, “The Indecisions of 1789: Inconstant Originalism and Strategic Ambiguity” (2023)
- Jane Manners and Lev Menand, “The Three Permissions: Presidential Removal and the Statutory Limits of Agency Independence” (2021)
- Marbury v. Madison (1803)
- Myers v. United States (1926)
- Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (1935)
- Morrison v. Olson (1988)
- Seila Law LLC v. CFPB (2020)
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