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SCOTUS overturns 90 years of legal precedent to expand US presidential powers, handing Donald Trump a major victory. The court ruled that President Donald Trump can fire the heads of independent agencies without cause. The justices overturned a nearly century-old precedent that allowed Congress to protect the heads of independent agencies from political influence. The court’s landmark decision hinged on allowing President Trump to remove Rebecca Sloan, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, on policy grounds. She sued the government, but today’s decision effectively ends the bipartisan and neutral nature of the regulatory agencies that oversee many aspects of American life. Trump called the decision a “huge victory” and “one of the most important presidential decisions.” Anthony and Sarah spoke with Kate Schon, a professor at the School of Pennsylvania Law School and co-host of the Closer Watch podcast, and asked if Trump is now the most powerful president in history. We’ll take a look at the cases that didn’t go Trump’s way and what he has to say about the Supreme Court and whether he’s prepared to stand up to the president. Hosts: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent Guest: Kate Shaw, University of Pennsylvania law professor and co-host of the Strictly Observing Podcast Contact us: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note by email at 33 940. Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast This episode was produced by Purvi Patney, Alix Pickles and Tom Gillett. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The serial producer is Purvi Patni. The news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to BBC Sounds by tapping the subscribe button on the app. Now you can listen to Americast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “BBC Sounds to play Americast”. Works on most modern speakers. US Election Unsolved: Subscribe to Anthony’s BBC Newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes several other podcasts, including Newscast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you’re reading this, you do), then we think you’ll enjoy some of our pods. Check out the link below. News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r International Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd Top Commentary: https://www.bbc.co.0/sm
