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Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published June 29, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT

The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.

Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.