"During his first year back in office, President Donald Trump amassed an unprecedented amount of power in pursuit of his far-reaching agenda. His quests to crush the Democratic Party's electoral power, seize control over the economy, and deport millions of immigrants were all actively abetted by the Supreme Court's Republican-appointed justices. Time and again-often over the shadow docket, with no explanation-the 6-3 supermajority cleared the path for Trump's aggressive executive overreach."
"Dahlia Lithwick: A year ago, we were operating under the theory that three of the six conservative justices were not all in for MAGA and genuinely cared about democracy. That was a mistake. Instead, what we have seen is the so-called center go all in for Trump, doubling and tripling down on the idea that this administration is like every other administration and any judge who tries to thwart it is a woke liberal-including fistfuls of Trump judges who aren't auditioning for the Supreme Court."
During his first year back in office, President Donald Trump amassed an unprecedented amount of power pursuing an expansive agenda to weaken the Democratic Party, seize control of the economy, and deport millions of immigrants. The Supreme Court's six-justice conservative supermajority frequently abetted these efforts, often issuing rulings via the shadow docket without full explanation. The court's interventions cleared pathways for aggressive executive actions and frustrated expectations of judicial restraint. A rare rebuke over National Guard deployment in Chicago demonstrated how extreme Trump's actions must be before a majority will intervene. The conservative bloc's alignment with the administration raises questions about long-term institutional consequences.
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