How Independent Agencies Help People

Independent agencies are designed to serve American families and communities, free from undue political pressure. Instead of asking, “Is this politically advantageous?” independent agencies ask, “Is this helping the American public?” Unfortunately, independent agencies, and the U.S. Supreme Court case undergirding their existence, Humphrey’s Executor, are now under attack from the Trump administration.

Learn more about these vitally important agencies, the legal precedents that set the stage for their development, and the administration’s attacks on their independence below.