"The Supreme Court's new term, which began last week, presents the court with a monumental opportunity to hand Donald Trump unbridled executive authority and eviscerate the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution. The court appears poised to rubber stamp many of Trump's worst abuses, from the imposition of massive tariffs to seizing control of federal agencies created by Congress."
"Although there are 39 cases on the court's regular docket, it has already handled nearly 30 cases with temporary unsigned orders on its "emergency docket." In those cases, the high court granted Trump's requests to block orders from lower courts 20 times and ruled against his administration in only three cases; the others led to mixed rulings."
"'It's hard to imagine bigger tests of presidential power than these potentially once-in-a-century separation-of-powers battles,' Deepak Gupta, a lawyer who frequently appears before the court, told The New York Times. 'And we're seeing more than one of them at once.'"
The Supreme Court's new term could significantly expand presidential power and weaken separation of powers. The court has 39 cases on its regular docket and has already issued nearly 30 temporary unsigned emergency orders. In those emergency orders the high court granted motions to block lower-court rulings 20 times, ruled against the administration three times, and produced mixed outcomes otherwise. Those emergency rulings are not final merits decisions but offer a preview of potential full-term outcomes. Major cases this term include challenges to wide-ranging tariffs and disputes over control of federal agencies.
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