A federal judge has restored a Democrat to the Federal Trade Commission, ruling that President Donald Trump illegally fired her earlier this year in his efforts to exert control over independent agencies across the government.

A federal rule designed to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions was blocked by a court just days before it was set to take effect.

A federal judge restores the fired FTC commissioner, dealing a legal blow to Trump's efforts to control independent agencies.

The ruling upholds protections afforded to officers of the "quasi legislative or quasi judicial agencies" created by Congress.

Four months after President Donald Trump defied Supreme Court precedent to remove two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission without cause, one of those commissioners is returning to work.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the devastating flash flooding in central Texas, many are looking for ways to get and give help. And scammers are looking to prey on people’s generosity. So how can you make sure your donations go to the people who need them and not to a scammer?

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, one of the Democratic FTC Commissioners President Trump had fired back in March, said she looks forward to getting back to work.

The Federal Trade Commission under Republican Chair Andrew Ferguson has shown a more balanced regulatory approach and this case “represents an opportunity for the FTC to resolve an outdated order that no longer serves its original purpose,

The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later. Now the founder wants the ban lifted altogether.