Trump v. Slaughter
Decided June 29, 2026. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 25-332 · 609 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
The Federal Trade Commission’s for-cause removal provision, 15 U. S. C. §41, is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed a concurring opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
Dissenting · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Official text
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