First Thing: Supreme court backs Trump’s ability to fire agency chiefs but rules against him on mail-in ballots
Summary
The US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump and future presidents the power to fire leaders of independent government agencies, changing 90 years of legal rules. The court also ruled to allow mail-in ballots that arrive after election day to be counted in some states and upheld privacy protections against broad law enforcement data searches.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruled that the president can fire heads of independent agencies, overturning past limits on this power.
- This decision was seen as a major win for President Trump and future presidents by some experts.
- The court allowed mail-in ballots arriving after election day to be counted in over a dozen states, opposing Trump’s position.
- It required privacy protections for law enforcement’s use of broad warrants to collect smartphone location data.
- The court refused to review a civil case where President Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E Jean Carroll, leaving a $5 million judgment in place.
- President Trump criticized the court’s refusal to review the Carroll case on social media.
- Labour and consumer groups expressed concern that the ruling on firing agency heads could hurt US democracy.
- The Supreme Court announced Keith Sonderling as nominee for US Secretary of Labor.
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