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A federal judge on Thursday ruled the firing of US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter by President Donald Trump earlier this year was illegal.
US District Judge Loren AliKhan said the Trump administration’s attempt to remove Slaughter did not comply with removal protections in federal law.
“Because those protections remain constitutional, as they have for almost a century, Ms. Slaughter’s purported removal was unlawful and without legal effect,” AliKhan wrote.
“As the Court recognized today, the law is clear, and I look forward to getting back to
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