Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission for now, a temporary win for the White House as it extends control over independent agencies throughout the federal government.

The short-term order, known as an administrative stay, is designed to give the justices more time to review Trump’s emergency request to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who has served on the FTC since 2018. Roberts handles emergency appeals rising from the federal court of appeals in Washington.

By itself, Roberts’ order does not signal whether Trump will ultimately win his appeal in Slaughter’s case. Roberts ordered Slaughter’s legal team to respond to Trump’s emergency appeal by September 15.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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