Trump’s Court

Episode #234

This week, Bill and Phil explore the growing divide between the federal district courts, which have been ruling against Trump, and the Supreme Court, which has largely ruled in Trump‘s favor. Then we introduce a new game that we’re calling “What’s More Authoritarian?”

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Chief justice allows Trump to fire a Democratic FTC commissioner for now” by Justin Jouvenal in The Washington Post

• “Supreme Court lifts limits on immigration raids in the Los Angeles area” by Justin Jouvenal, Arelis R. Hernández and Maria Sacchetti in The Washington Post

• “How to Dismantle a Democracy, Legally” by Adam Bonica in On Data and Democracy

• “The Supreme Court Has Finally Found a President It Likes” by Thomas B. Edsall in The New York Times

• WCPT 820 Interview: Barbara McQuade

• WCPT 820 Interview: Thomas Countryman

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