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Judge rules Trump's firing of FTC commissioner was illegal
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ruled the firing of U.S. Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter by President Donald Trump earlier this year was illegal.
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said the Trump administration’s attempt to remove Slaughter did not comply with removal protections in federal law.
The White House and FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Because those protections remain constitutional, as they have for almost a century, Ms. Slaughter’s purported removal was unlawful and without legal effect,” AliKhan wrote.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-rules-trumps-firing-ftc-commissioner-was-illegal-2025-07-17/
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