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Can the Courts Save American Democracy?
Emily Bazelon, a lawyer and author, thinks the courts have pushed again in opposition to Trump in necessary methods. However finally, as she explains on “The Opinions,” they will’t cease the broader growth of presidential energy on their very own.
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Can courts save American democracy? What’s their precise function right here? I believe what we’re seeing is they will’t do it on their very own. So, I imply, I’d argue that the decrease courts have been actually fairly stalwart. I believe the Supreme Court docket has been far much less efficient. No matter its frustration with the emergency docket, till the choice concerning the Nationwide Guard in Chicago, Trump, the administration had an virtually unbroken string of victories on the emergency docket. So we’ve seen the Supreme Court docket exceed in quite a few domains. And sure, they most likely are going to push again in among the most excessive instances, however we’re nonetheless going to finish up with expanded presidential energy for this specific president.
January 24, 2026
