{"id":2481705,"date":"2025-09-02T22:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-reinstates-biden-appointed-ftc-commissioner-fired-by-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T22:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:09:09","slug":"appeals-court-reinstates-biden-appointed-ftc-commissioner-fired-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-reinstates-biden-appointed-ftc-commissioner-fired-by-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court reinstates Biden-appointed FTC commissioner fired by Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A federal appeals court has ruled to reinstate Rebecca Slaughter, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner appointed<\/a> by president Biden, who was unlawfully fired by former President Donald Trump. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a previous ruling that it was illegal to remove Slaughter, citing federal laws<\/a> that protect FTC commissioners from being dismissed except for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance. Trump had fired slaughter and another Biden appointee,alvaro Bedoya,in March without explanation. While Bedoya resigned, Slaughter is set to resume her duties following the court order. Slaughter expressed satisfaction with the ruling affirming that no president is above the law and looks forward to resuming her work on the commission. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. This case is part of a broader legal conflict surrounding Trump’s firing of independant federal agency officials, with other affected officials also challenging their dismissals in court.

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