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President Donald Trump dismissed Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter last month as members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), citing his authority under Article II of the U.S. Constitution. The two former commissioners responded that the dismissals were illegal and that they would sue for reinstatement. It is likely that, after all the litigation dust clears, the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold the president’s right to dismiss heads of independent agencies that exercise some executive power, such as the FTC. Such a holding could well promote greater political accountability for federal executive actions.