Rebecca Kelly Slaughter

Rule Changes

Served since 2018; authored joint statements supporting rules revisions

The Federal Trade Commission voted 2-0 on September 24 to rewrite its internal rulebook, effective immediately. The changes speed up trade regulation rulemaking and drop the FTC's requirement that former employees get agency clearance before working on cases they once handled.

Updated Sep 24

Rule Changes

Plaintiff challenging her firing in Trump v. Slaughter before the Supreme Court

In 2025, President Donald Trump challenged the 1935 Humphrey's Executor precedent by firing and removing independent agency officials before their terms expired.

Updated May 10