Sterling Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science Bruce Ackerman has an article on the Yale Journal on Regulation website entitled “Justice Barrett’s Remarkable Contribution to the Debate Over “Independent” Agencies.”
Abstract:
Within two months of his arrival in the White House, Donald Trump fired Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission because, in his words, “her position on the agency is incompatible with this Administration’s policies.” Yet the FTC statute permits presidents to fire Commissioners only on a showing of “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” Worse yet, he did not give her a chance to contest his determination at a hearing—merely sending her an email stating that he had already made a final decision on the matter.