The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with which branch’s powers independent executive agencies exert, as the justices weighed whether President Donald Trump may fire a Democrat-appointed Federal Trade ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history began October 1, 2025, lasting 43 days – but federal government agency ...

Why are the Republican-appointed justices so eager to give the president dictatorial control over the government?

President Donald Trump’s lawyer argued on Monday for far-reaching power that would go well beyond his ability to fire officials at the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies.

The court’s conservative majority seemed ready to overturn or strictly limit a landmark decision from 1935 in a case dealing ...

A majority of justices on the Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to let President Trump fire a Federal Trade Commission ...

Union claims victory in blunting Allan's churn-and-burn, false-savings policy, saying there are better, bigger ways to save ...

Progressives have an opportunity to start thinking boldly again about how to conceive of and use public authority for Americans.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a ...

In theory, the process is simple. In practice, it’s almost impossible.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took a chainsaw to the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) — now ...