Rebecca Slaughter is at the center of a Supreme Court battle that could redefine a president’s power over independent agencies. But the government branch with the most skin in the fight, she says, is the one that’s not involved in her lawsuit: Congress.
“There is an imperative for this Congress to reassert its constitutional role,” Slaughter, who President Donald Trump fired from the Federal Trade Commission in March 2025, said. “Congress has a lot of power over not just executive branch agencies, but also independent agencies that it is currently not exercising.”
In an interview with NOTUS, Slaughter made the case that the most important power struggle underlying her case is the one between Congress and the presidency.