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Supreme Court Ends FTC Independence, Opening US Data Privacy Enforcement Gap
Image: Primary On June 29, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Slaughter that struck down the 1935 precedent protecting Federal Trade Commission commissioners from political firing, meaning the agency now answers directly to the president. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that the FTC exercises core executive power and must be subject to removal
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