A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., allowed a Biden-appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission to keep her job, at least for now, as part of a lawsuit centered on President Donald Trumps authority to remove members of independent agencies without cause.A three-judge panel said Tuesday that a lower courts decision that Trump unlawfully fired FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter could remain in place and that the firing was squarely at odds with Supreme Court precedent."The government has no likelihood of success on appeal given controlling and directly on point Supreme Court precedent," the panel wrote in an order.Slaughter was abruptly fired after Trump took office, rehired when Judge Loren AliKhan ruled in her favor last month, and then re-fired days later when the appellate court briefly paused Ali Khans decision.FTC FIRINGS TAKE SPOTLIGHT IN TRUMPS FIGHT TO ERASE INDEPENDENCE OF AGENCIESThe three-judge panel, comprising two Obama appointees and one Trump appointee, lifted that pause on Tuesday, which allows Slaughter to return to work. The Trump administration can appeal the decision.Department of Justice attorneys had argued for the appellate court to grant the Trump administration a stay, pointing to the Supreme Courts decision to do the same in a recent separate case involving other independent agencies."The courts reinstatement of a principal officer of the United Statesin defiance of recent Supreme Court precedent staying similar reinstatements in other casesworks a grave harm to the separation of powers and the Presidents ability to exercise his authority under the Constitution," the attorneys wrote.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.