Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent

The Supreme Court just expanded Trump's powers again — and Americans barely noticed

What may be one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didn’t get a second – or even first – glance from most Americans.But this not-quite-two-page ruling, as technical and procedural as they come, potentially rewrites a major principle of constitutional law and may restructure the operation of the federal government. The case is dry in a way only lawyers …

Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent

Can President Donald Trump -- or any president -- fire the heads of independent agencies created by Congress? Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images PlusWhat may be one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didn’t get a second – or even first – glance from most Americans. But this not-quite-two-page ruling, as technical and procedural as they come, poten…