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The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Trump v. Slaughter overturned 91 years of precedent by declaring the FTC's for-cause removal protections unconstitutional, fundamentally reshaping the balance of power between the President and independent agencies. This landmark ruling extends beyond the FTC to impact dozens of independent agencies with similar removal provisions, reflecting the Court's growing skepticism toward aspects of the modern administrative state. The decision raises critical questions about pres