On the recordJune 30, 2026
Today, independent agencies do not just exercise executive law-enforcement powers.
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Neil Gorsuch
Today, independent agencies do not just exercise executive law-enforcement powers.
Gorsuch's warning about executive power in a Supreme Court opinion.
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