The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump can dismiss a top official on the Federal Trade Commission, BBC reported.

In the 6-3 ruling, the justices sided with Trump, allowing him to fire Democratic Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter from her post while legal challenges continue.

It has also agreed to revisit a nearly century-old legal precedent that shields independent agencies set up by Congress from presidential interference.

Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the dissenting liberal justices, warned that the ruling allows the president to take charge of institutions Congress had intended to protect from partisanship, according to BBC.