US Supreme Court allows Trump to oust FTC commissioner for now | Courts News

The court action gives the justices more time to consider Trump’s request to let him fire Rebecca Slaughter.

The United States Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump to keep a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) away from her post for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that required the reinstatement of the commissioner, who the Republican president has sought to oust.

The court announced the decision on Monday.