Trump Media Attorneys Argue That Presidential Immunity Warrants Halting Chancery Case
Vice Chancellor Lori Will took three hours of argument on the case. Lawyers for Trump Media & Technology Corp said the court should rule clearly stating the supremacy clause bars all civil litigation against a sitting president, partly because state court judges would benefit by keeping themselves out of "any political entanglements." But plaintiffs' counsel said civil lawsuits over non-official acts have always been allowed even if a sitting president is a defendant.
Ferguson Says FTC's Workforce Must Shrink to Stay Within Budget
The FTC began the fiscal year with a staff of 1,315, which has since been reduced by 95 people after deferred resignation, voluntary separation and retirement agreements, the agency's chair said. Andrew Ferguson added he anticipates the staff will be cut further to its lowest level in a decade— about 1,100 full-time employees.