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John Roberts fought for decades to get rid of the 1935 precedent that had limited a president’s firing authority
By CNN at KVIA ABC-7
· June 29, 2026
· 7 min read
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst
(CNN) — For more than 40 years, since his service as a young Reagan administration lawyer, Chief Justice John Roberts has pressed for an exceptionally powerful US president, one who could fire the heads of independent agencies at any time....
Key takeaway In one memo to the White House counsel in 1983, Roberts asserted, “the time is ripe to reconsider the constitutional anomaly of independent agencies.
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Category: safety ·
Published: June 29, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 7 min
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst
(CNN) — For more than 40 years, since his service as a young Reagan administration lawyer, Chief Justice John Roberts has pressed for an exceptionally powerful US president, one who could fire the heads of independent agencies at any time....
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