Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s firing of a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was illegal. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, an appointee of former President Biden,
Federal Judge Loren AliKhan has reinstated Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Donald Trump was illegal. Trump's removal of independent agency officials is contested,
Decisions are the latest move by commission chairman Andrew Ferguson to reverse actions by his Democratic predecessor Lina Khan
The Supreme Court cleared the way for mass Education Department layoffs, bolstering President Donald Trump’s federal workforce cuts while legal battles continue.
The scammers posed as agents of the Federal Reserve and told a woman that to protect her money and bank accounts accessed through the computer, she should purchase gold bars.
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The FTC’s "click-to-cancel" rule would have required companies to make canceling a subscription as simple as signing up. But a federal appeals court blocked the policy days before it could take effect.
The Federal Trade Commission continues its assault on innovation and consumers’ wellbeing under the guise of protecting us from harms that are, all too often, merely speculative.
The Federal Trade Commission stated the decision to deny Scott Sheffield’s petition to allow him to serve on Exxon Mobil’s board was due to a technicality. But it added that it still “plans to consider his arguments in support of reopening and vacating the final order.