Trump administration's dismissal of FTC member Rebecca Slaughter was overturned by a D.C. judge who cited the agency's century-old independence safeguards.

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the firing of a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by President Trump was illegal. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden administration appointee,

President Trump's firing of Democratic FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter was illegal, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Why it matters: The White House says it will appeal the decision, which will set up a Supreme Court challenge.