SC weighs Trump's power to fire agency officials, 90-year precedent challenged

• Supreme Court is weighing Trump's power to fire independent agency board members.
• The case could overturn the 1935 Humphrey's Executor decision, which limited presidential removal power.
• The court is specifically reviewing Trump's firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter.
• Conservative justices have previously signaled support for expanding the president's removal authority.
• A secondary question involves whether judges can reinstate fired officials, potentially impacting Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.

Why It Matters: The Supreme Court may allow presidents to fire independent agency leaders at will.