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What 1935 Supreme Court case established that presidents cannot fire heads of independent agencies?

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Project 2025 references a 1935 Supreme Court decision, Humphrey's Executor v. US, in which the court decided that a president cannot fire the head of an independent agency. Trump advisors argue this d...

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