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fromAxios
3 months agoBehind the Curtain: The Trump actions actually busting boundaries
Trump suggests limited restraints on presidential power, raising concerns about the erosion of congressional authority and checks and balances.
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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoA Congressional Bill to Limit Court Power Through Injunctions Is a Bad, Transparent Effort to Limit Court Power
The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill to limit nationwide injunctions, which EFF opposes as undermining judicial checks on executive actions.
fromThe Nation
5 months agoThe Courts, Trump, and Us: A Q&A With David Cole
"Last time around, the courts were an incredibly important checking force. We stopped him from imposing the first Muslim ban. We stopped him from imposing the second Muslim ban. We stopped him from imposing the third Muslim ban until it got to the Supreme Court, where they upheld it by one vote, but it was a much less expansive and sweeping ban by that time."
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