How the Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority Is Reshaping Executive Power

The New Yorker contributing writer Ruth Marcus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Supreme Court’s now concluded term and what some of the recent decisions indicate about the bench’s willingness to check President Trump’s use of executive power. They talk about the Court’s rulings on immigration, transgender athletes, the President’s authority to fire heads of independent federal agencies, and what various opinions reveal about the Republican-appointed justices’ tendency to side with the Trump Administration. They also explore the Court’s rejection of Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, and whether the ruling should be seen as a reassuring defense of settled law or a warning that even long-established constitutional protections may be more vulnerable than they once appeared.

This week’s reading:

• “The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda,” by Ruth Marcus
• “The Supreme Court’s Check on Trump’s Power Was Too Close for Comfort,” by Ruth Marcus
• “How Political Is This Supreme Court?,” by Isaac Chotiner
• “Behind the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Transgender Athletes,” by Jeannie Suk Gersen

“The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship—but the Fight May Not Be Over,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin

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