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The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant political victory on Monday, ruling that he has the power to remove Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter after months of legal disputes that had kept the case on hold.

Trump had sought to remove Slaughter—a Democrat appointed during the Joe Biden administration—since March of this year, citing the need to restructure the regulatory agency and ensure what he has described as a "change of course" in antitrust and consumer protection policy.

The high court not only allowed the official's immediate departure but also agreed to consider a broader issue: whether presidents can remove FTC commissioners without citing "just cause," a precedent that could redefine the balance between the independence of regulatory agencies and executive power.

According to NBC News, the decision means Slaughter will no longer be able to continue in his position, thus closing a chapter of judicial resistance that had strained relations between the White House and the agency.

Legal experts warn that the ruling could have a profound impact, as independent agencies like the FTC, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), and the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) have historically operated under a degree of autonomy from the direct political power of the president. A broad interpretation of presidential authority in this area could reshape the US regulatory system, which citizens support in cases like this, in which officials do wrong to the country from their comfortable position of "autonomy."

Meanwhile, Trump allies celebrate the decision as a step toward the "depoliticization" of the FTC, while critics warn that the ruling opens the door to excessive executive control over key institutions for economic regulation.

The legal, political, and institutional debate is just beginning, and the case promises to be a benchmark in the discussion about the limits of presidential authority in the United States.