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Trump v. Slaughter

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-332 D.D.C. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: (1) Whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether Humphrey’s Executor v. United States should be overruled. (2) Whether a federal court may prevent a person’s removal from public office, either through relief at equity or at law.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/04/2025Application (25A264) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
09/05/2025Response to request for administrative stay from respondents Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, et al. filed.
09/08/2025Order entered by The Chief Justice: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the July 17, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:25-cv-909, is hereby stayed pending further order of The Chief Justice or of the Court. It is further ordered that a response to the application be filed on or before Monday, September 15th, 2025, by 4 p.m. (EDT).
09/10/2025Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
09/11/2025Brief amicus curiae of Christian Employers Alliance filed.
09/15/2025Response to application from respondent Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, et al. filed.
09/15/2025Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed.
09/15/2025Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
09/15/2025Letter from counsel for Gwynne A. Wilcox filed.
09/16/2025Reply of applicant Donald J. Trump, et al. filed.
09/22/2025Application (25A264) referred to the Court.
09/22/2025Petition for writ of certiorari before judgment GRANTED. (Detached Opinion)
09/22/2025 Application (25A264) for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The July 17, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 25–cv–909, ECF Doc. 52, is stayed. The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted (case No. 25-332). The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U. S. 602 (1935), should be overruled. (2) Whether a federal court may prevent a person’s removal from public office, either through relief at equity or at law. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the December 2025 argument session. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Kagan, joined by Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Jackson, dissents. (Detached Opinion)