Sotomayor warns expansion of presidential firing power will ‘unleash only chaos’

Summary

Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a sharp dissent from the bench on Monday after the court overturned a nearly century-old precedent on presidential firing power, arguing the majority’s decision grants President Trump and future presidents “unbridled authority” that undermines the separation of powers.   “Put simply, today the majority reshapes our Government,” Sotomayor wrote in a…