Overview

• In a 6–3 split, the Court stayed lower-court orders that had reinstated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, with Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson dissenting.
• Oral arguments are scheduled for December on an expedited timeline, with a decision expected by next summer.
• The Court directed briefing on whether statutory for‑cause protections for FTC commissioners violate separation of powers and whether courts may block removals or order reinstatement.
• The grant focuses the dispute on the FTC case and the Court declined to take related NLRB and MSPB cases for full review, leaving those to proceed in lower courts.
• Monday’s order follows earlier emergency rulings allowing other Trump removals at independent agencies to take effect, signaling potential broad consequences for agency independence and presidential control.