Less than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, a case involving his extreme claims of presidential power has already made it to the Supreme Court. It raises a question of profound importance: Can the president fire anyone who works in the executive branch even when a law limits his power to do so?
To side with Trump and grant him that authority, the court would have to overrule long-standing precedents and adopt a radical theory of presidential power.
The case involves Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency responsible…
