Trump v. Slaughter

Trump v. Slaughter
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 8, 2025
Full case nameDonald J. Trump, et al. v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, et al.
Docket no.25-332
Case history
Prior
  • Motion for Summary Judgment granted. Rebecca Slaughter et al v. Donald Trump et al, No. 1:25-cv-00909 (D.D.C) July 17, 2025.
  • stay pending appeal denied
[1] (D.C Cir) Sep 2, 2025.
Questions presented
1. Whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), should be overruled.
2. Whether a federal court may prevent a person’s removal from public office, either through relief at equity or at law.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson

Trump v. Slaughter is a pending United States Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of statutory removal protections for the Federal Trade Commission previously upheld in Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935) and whether a federal court may prevent removal from public office.

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