Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates September 2026 No. 6 Vol. 29
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Amicus Curiae

Presidential Firing Power

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U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Amicus Curiae

Schmitt has served in the U.S. Senate since January 2023 and is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 17, 2025. “Under our Constitution, the ‘executive power’ — all of it — is ‘vested in a president.’” — Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (2020). As the head of the executive branch, “the president’s duties are of ‘unrivaled gravity and breadth.’” — Trump v. United States (2024). Chief among them, “he must ‘take care…

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