Liberal Justices Say an FTC Ruling for Trump Could Hit Tax Court

Kevin King was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about Supreme Court arguments in Trump v. Slaughter exploring how a potential ruling expanding presidential removal power over independent agencies could affect the broader administrative state, including entities such as the U.S. Tax Court.

Kevin noted that many justices appeared concerned about the decision’s implications for other agencies, signaling a desire to limit the ruling’s scope and reserve broader questions for future cases.

Kevin said, “Many justices expressed concern about how it might affect other agencies, and thus a desire to wall off those issues and reserve them for a future case.”

Kevin added that even a narrowed ruling could prompt additional challenges involving agency leadership structures and civil‑service protections in the future.