"This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the extremely consequential new Supreme Court term beginning this week, the facts on the ground and the legal questions at play behind Trump's escalating deployments of troops to US cities, and the likely legal defeat of state bans on conversion therapy. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern for Amicus (Slate Podcast): This Will Be Trump's Best Term at the Supreme Court Yet (audio episode, 1:03:30)"
"Josh Dawsey, Sadie Gurman, and Aruna Viswanatha for The Wall Street Journal: Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots Kaelan Deese for Washington Examiner: Trump sees momentum in legal fights over National Guard deployments Zusha Elinson for The Wall Street Journal: What's Really Going On in Portland, According to Police Reports Emily Schmall, Andrea Shalal, and Joseph Ax for Reuters: Trump's threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities"
A consequential Supreme Court term begins with major cases on social issues and Trump-era policies. Escalating deployments of troops to U.S. cities raise questions about the Insurrection Act, National Guard authority, and Presidential control of the Justice Department. Legal experts present divergent views on Presidential power to use the military domestically. Reporting documents tensions between federal and local authorities in cities like Portland. Conversion therapy bans face intense judicial scrutiny and are likely to be struck down under current legal arguments. Media coverage spans analysis, opinion, and reporting from multiple outlets tracking these legal and political developments.
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