{"id":10184,"date":"2026-07-02T12:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/?p=10184"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:46:26","slug":"trump-has-last-laugh-as-supreme-courts-slaughter-decision-strengthens-presidential-control-over-executive-branch-officers-including-the-nlrb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/trump-has-last-laugh-as-supreme-courts-slaughter-decision-strengthens-presidential-control-over-executive-branch-officers-including-the-nlrb\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump has the last laugh as Supreme Court\u2019s Slaughter decision strengthens presidential control over executive\u2011branch officers, including the NLRB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 27, 1935, the Supreme Court decided the case of <em>Humphrey\u2019s Executor<\/em>. That decision upheld the constitutionality of for-cause removal protections for commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission. Specifically, the Court held that the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act that stated, \u201cany commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office,\u201d prevented the removal of a commissioner without cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty-nine days after that, on July 5, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and provided similar for-cause removal protections: \u201cAny member of the Board may be removed by the President, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just under ninety-one years later, on June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in <em>Trump v. Slaughter <\/em>that the statutory for-cause removal protections for FTC commissioners violate Article II of the Constitution, and so (as many had predicted) overruled <em>Humphrey\u2019s Executor<\/em>. Because the Executive Power is vested \u201cin one person \u2013 \u2018a President of the United States of America,\u2019\u201d wrote Chief Justice Roberts, the statute\u2019s \u201cprotection from removal is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The President Alone Oversees the Executive Branch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noting that the Constitution not only vests all Executive Power in the President but also instructs that he \u201ctake Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,\u201d Roberts concluded that \u201c[t]o remain accountable to the President\u201d for the exercise of his power and the discharge of those duties, other subordinate officers in the executive branch \u201cmust be removable by the President.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Court thus upheld President Trump\u2019s firing of Rebecca Slaughter, a former commissioner of the FTC, stating: \u201c[a]ll we do today is recognize what has been clear for a century \u2013 that those who fall within the President\u2019s \u2018general administrative control\u2019 must be removable by the President at will.\u201d The Court concluded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To discharge the duties of his trust, the President must have the assistance of officers he can trust. Although it is up to the Senate to decide whether to confirm those with whom the President would prefer to work, neither Congress nor the courts may saddle him with those with whom he cannot work. Subordinates who exercise the President\u2019s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President, and the President to the people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact on the NLRB<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the similar for-cause removal protection language in the NLRA and other agency statutes, the <em>Slaughter<\/em> ruling will likely have a direct and lasting impact on the NLRB, and almost every other governmental agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will probably find out soon, in any event \u2013 when he entered office in January 2025, President Trump fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. Wilcox sued and initially won reinstatement before the Supreme Court intervened in May 2025 and granted the government\u2019s request for a stay of the lower courts\u2019 orders while the case was litigated. It is difficult to believe that Wilcox has much chance of winning reinstatement \u2013 there is little doubt that NLRB members wield executive power, and given the <em>Slaughter<\/em> ruling, subordinate officers must be accountable to the President and thus removable at will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, <em>Slaughter\u2019s <\/em>immediate impact will allow any president to act swiftly to remove members misaligned with administration priorities and (subject to Senate confirmation) install others thought to be in better alignment. One would also expect that Board members, knowing removal is now available without statutory cause, are likely to be more responsive to the President\u2019s policy direction. The result is a Board more likely to reliably reflect the views of the elected president rather than operating with significant autonomy from the Executive Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, the <em>Slaughter<\/em> decision arrives against the backdrop of the Supreme Court\u2019s 2024 ruling in <em>Loper Bright<\/em>, which eliminated deference to federal agencies like the NLRB. Together, these developments point toward reduced oscillation in NLRB policy positions. Whereas in the <em>Chevron<\/em> era, successive Boards could advance sharply different interpretations of the same statutory language and produce dramatic swings in precedent, under <em>Loper Bright<\/em>, the statute itself\u2014as interpreted by the courts\u2014will exert stronger control. This means future Boards \u2013 however composed \u2013 will have less room to adopt expansive or novel readings that stray far afield from the statutory text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For good or ill, employers should expect the NLRB to operate with greater accountability to the sitting President. However, as courts demand closer adherence to the statutory text, the frequency and severity of abrupt policy reversals that have characterized recent decades may decline, notwithstanding any turnover in Board members. It is hoped that the combined effect produces more stable and predictable labor-law doctrine over time, with changes occurring primarily through statutory amendment or clear judicial rulings rather than constantly shifting agency interpretations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a minimum, Ms. Wilcox will not be returning to the Board, and the President undoubtedly has more control over federal agencies. In this sense, you might eliminate the \u201cv\u201d from <em>Trump v. Slaughter<\/em> and think of the case as \u201cTrump\u2019s Laughter\u201d \u2013 for now, anyway, it seems that President Trump is having the last laugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 27, 1935, the Supreme Court decided the case of Humphrey\u2019s Executor. That decision upheld the constitutionality of for-cause removal protections for commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission. 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