SCOTUSblog: Oral argument live blog for Monday, December 8

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1. "The solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is ..."

Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

What in the actual hell

‪Matt Wood‬
‪@mattfieldwood.bsky.social‬
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
Dec 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM

What in the actual hell

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2025-12-08T16:12:46.182Z

Matt Wood
‪@mattfieldwood.bsky.social‬

I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
Dec 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM

I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS

— Matt Wood (@mattfieldwood.bsky.social) 2025-12-08T15:58:58.775Z