Chief Justice John Roberts allowed the Trump administration to fire a Democrat-appointed Federal Trade Commission member temporarily on Monday while the high court considers an application over the lawsuit regarding the commissioner's firing.

Roberts temporarily halted the lower court order allowing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to remain in her position while the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's request to pause the reinstatement and take up the case for full arguments before it has worked its way through the lower courts. The chief justice also requested that Slaughter issue a response to the Justice Department's application by next Monday at 4 p.m.

The case marks the third time in recent months that the Supreme Court has had to deal with an application r

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