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A ruling in the president's favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority.
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Several conservative justices have indicated their willingness to strengthen the president's power to fire independent agency leaders.
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Caleb E. Nelson, a leading originalist law professor, challenged the conventional wisdom of the "unitary executive theory" in an article that was debated in the parties' briefs ahead of Monday's arguments.
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The court's conservative majority has generally let President Trump remove leaders of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, at least temporarily.
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