[Trump Petitions Supreme Court to Dismiss FTC Democratic Commissioner, 90-Year-Old Precedent Faces Overturn] According to Golden Finance, U.S. President Trump has submitted a request to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to dismiss the sole remaining Democratic commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This case could overturn a judicial precedent that has stood for 90 years and grant the White House tighter control over federal regulatory agencies. The appeal targets a 1935 Supreme Court ruling, which determined that Congress could protect at least some senior officials from arbitrary dismissal. While the current conservative majority in the Supreme Court has gradually weakened the precedent's authority, it has yet to directly overturn it.