Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner

A federal appeals court reinstated Rebecca Slaughter, the Biden-appointed Federal Trade Commission commissioner whom President Trump fired, in a 2-1 decision on Tuesday.The big picture: "The government is not likely to succeed on appeal because any ruling in its favor from this court would have to defy binding, on-point, and repeatedly preserved Supreme Court precedent," the D.C.-based appeals court's majority order said.A White House official said in July ahead of appealing the case that the Supreme Court has previously upheld Trump's "authority to fire and remove executive officers who exercise his authority." Context: A federal judge ruled in July that it's illegal to fire Slaughter.The Trump administration had asked the court to delay the ruling during its appeal in the case.However, the appeals court ruled that presidents can only remove FTC commissioners for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office."What we're watching: The Trump administration could appeal to the Supreme Court.What they're saying: "Amid the efforts by the Trump administration to illegally abolish independent agencies, including the Federal Reserve, I'm heartened the court has recognized that he is not above the law," Slaughter said in an emailed statent. "I'm very eager to get back first thing tomorrow to the work I was entrusted to do on behalf of the American people."Representatives for the FTC and the White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.Go deeper: Why Rebecca Slaughter is determined to go back to the FTC

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