What the Supreme Court Decisions About Trump’s Firings Mean
July 1, 2026

Our chief legal affairs correspondent, Adam Liptak, explains how two Supreme Court rulings on the firings of independent regulators first expand the power of the president, and then carve out an exception.
By Adam Liptak, Nikolay Nikolov, Gilad Thaler, Nour Idriss, Rafaela Balster, Stephanie Swart and Ray Whitehouse
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