Career
Slaughter was an associate in the Washington,D.C. office of Sidley Austin before entering federal service. [6] She served as a longtime policy counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer of New York before accepting the appointment to a Democratic seat on the Federal Trade Commission in 2018,during the presidency of Donald Trump. [7] In this capacity,she filled the seat left vacant by Edith Ramirez. [8]
Slaughter was nominated by President Joe Biden for a second term as commissioner on February 13,2023. [9] Shortly after her appointment to the seat,she gave birth to her third child,making her the first person to give birth while serving on the FTC. [7] Slaughter was considered for the role of permanent agency chair under President Biden,but the position instead went to Lina Khan. [10]
Slaughter was fired by President Donald Trump on March 18,2025 along with the other Democratic commissioner Alvaro Bedoya,in violation of the precedent set by Humphrey's Executor v. United States . [1] [11] Slaughter stated:"The President illegally fired me from my position as a Federal Trade Commissioner,violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent". [1]
On July 17,2025,Slaughter was reinstated to her position by Judge Loren AliKhan of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [2] [12] On July 22,that decision was temporarily stayed by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. [13] On September 2,the court of appeals allowed the district court's decision to take effect,ruling in a 2-1 decision that a president may not fire an FTC commissioner without cause. [14] On September 8,the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stayed the lower court's decision,following a September 4 request from the Trump administration asking that he be permitted to remove the commissioner. [3] [15]
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