DC Circuit Temporarily Blocks Slaughter's FTC Reinstatement
A federal appeals court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay, blocking terminated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from returning to work (see 2507180039).
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DOJ obtained an emergency stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Slaughter won reinstatement from U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan on Thursday.
Monday’s order said, “The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity to consider the motion for a stay pending appeal and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion.”
In a statement, Slaughter said, “I'll continue to fight my illegal firing and see this case through, because part of why Congress created independent agencies is to ensure transparency and accountability.” Congress "didn't want regulators doing shady, backroom deals without the people finding out, and I'm ready to uncover the ways the FTC is failing consumers and its duty to protect competition.”
The White House referred to a previous statement: “The Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the President’s constitutional authority to fire and remove executive officers,” and the administration “looks forward to victory on this issue.”