US EditionInitially Wary of Trump, Roberts and Barrett Offer the President His Biggest Win of the Supreme Court Term
- Last Friday, the Supreme Court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, curtailed nationwide injunctions, limiting lower courts' power and boosting President Trump’s agenda.
- President Trump publicly criticized the judiciary after facing more nationwide injunctions than in the entire 20th century, prompting the Supreme Court's decision to limit lower court powers.
- Analysis reveals Barrett argued 'Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority,' while Sotomayor warned 'No right is safe,' highlighting deep judicial division over the ruling's scope.
- After the ruling, lower courts cannot halt President Trump's policies nationwide, and he praised the decision during a White House briefing with Attorney General Bondi and Deputy AG Blanche.
- Beyond this term, the ruling suggests the presidency's power will remain significantly expanded, limiting future Democratic presidents' ability to counteract judicial constraints on executive actions.
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Trump nemesis flags 'overlooked' Supreme Court findings that will hurt president
A former White House ethics lawyer who has been a persistent thorn in the side of Donald Trump is actually celebrating parts of the Supreme Court's recent rulings widely seen as favorable to the president.Legal expert Norm Eisen, who worked in the White House as special counsel and special assistant to the president for ethics and government reform, is also known for responding to Trump's direct attacks against him. In one instance, Trump said o…
Initially wary of Trump_ Roberts and Barrett offer the president his biggest win of the ...
Chief Justice John Roberts chastised President Donald Trump early on in his second term, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett pointedly questioned whether his administration would adhere to court orders. But their public wariness of Trump was fleeting. And on Friday, Roberts enlisted Barrett to write the opinion that dissolved one check on the president’s executive power, whether to end birthright citizenship or to enforce policies overhauling the fede…
Roberts and Barrett Just Handed Trump Unchecked Power, Opening Path to Authoritarian Rule
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett just delivered Donald Trump one of the most powerful legal victories of his second presidency — and maybe the most dangerous for American democracy. In a 6-3 ruling on Friday, the conservative majority stripped federal judges of their ability to block Trump’s executive orders nationwide, a critical check that has been used to stop some of his most extreme actions. Now, lower courts can’t h…
Analysis: Initially wary of Trump, Roberts and Barrett offer the president his biggest win of the Supreme Court term
Chief Justice John Roberts chastised President Donald Trump early on in his second term, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett pointedly questioned whether his administration would adhere to court orders.
Supreme Court term ends with Trump getting biggest legal win of second administration
After months of tension between President Donald Trump and the Supreme Court, the country’s high court ended its term by delivering its biggest win for Trump in his second administration, deciding to decrease the power of lower courts while increasing…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of President Donald Trump on a measure that limits the power of federal judges to block the president’s decisions. “Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the executive branch, they resolve cases and disputes according to the authority granted to them by Congress,” said Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the author of the ruling. She added in her decision that: “When a court concludes that the executive b…
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