PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Condemns Supreme Court’s Assault on Agency Independence, Consumer Protection, and the Rule of Law
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that significantly curtails the independence of federal agencies like the FTC by expanding presidential control over them. The decision, which drew a sharp division among the justices, was condemned by EPIC as a threat to consumer and data protection enforcement.
Why this matters: The FTC is one of the main tools Americans have against deceptive data practices, privacy violations, and corporate fraud. If the president can fire or override agency leaders at will, enforcement priorities can shift overnight based on who is in office. That is not a technical legal problem. It is a practical one: the agency that goes after a company for mishandling your data now answers more directly to political pressure than before. Whoever sits in the White House gains more say over whether those cases ever get made.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance
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