Associate Professor of Law Jenny Breen spoke with WHAM-TV on recent Supreme Court of the United States decisions, including Watson v. Republican National Committee (Election Law) and Trump v. Cook and Trump v. Slaughter (independent agencies.) Breen’s interview starts at 2:24 of the segment.
Referring to Watson v. Republican National Committee, Breen said: “The way the court decided this particular issue is by looking at a statute that governs mail-in ballots and holding that that statute does not specify that the ballots do not have to be in by Election Day.”
In comparing the two independent agencies cases, Breen commented, “What the Supreme Court held in the FTC case was that Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter for no reason at all. They got rid of for-cause removal for that particular agency, but for the Federal Reserve they kept intact for-cause removal. Lisa Cook could still be fired, but Trump would need to follow procedures and give her notice and an opportunity to respond.”