06 August 2026
Trump v Slaughter and Transatlantic Data Flows
On June 29, breaking with long-standing precedent, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Trump v Slaughter that a US president does not need cause to remove a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. The Supreme Court’s decision puts the EU-US data transfer regime in peril. That regime rests on the assumption that the Federal Trade Commission supervises the handling of European personal data in the United States independently. After Trump v Slaughter, that assumption of independence no longer holds. While there are ways to fix this, the odds seem low. Continue reading >>
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04 September 2025
Compound Interest
Last week, President Trump purported to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board, Dr. Lisa Cook. And although he appointed Jerome Powell Chairman of the Federal Reserve during his first term, Trump has since directed constant scorn at Powell and repeatedly threatened to remove him as well. This controversy forms part of Trump’s broader effort to assert sweeping control over the executive branch. It also reveals his particular interest in loosening U.S. monetary policy. Yet his actions carry significant legal and economic risks of their own. Continue reading >>
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