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Can the Courts Save American Democracy?
Emily Bazelon, a lawyer and author, thinks the courts have pushed again towards 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 position right here? I feel what we’re seeing is they will’t do it on their very own. So, I imply, I might argue that the decrease courts have been actually fairly stalwart. I feel the Supreme Courtroom 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 Courtroom exceed in plenty of domains. And sure, they in all probability are going to push again in a few of the most excessive circumstances, however we’re nonetheless going to finish up with expanded presidential energy for this specific president.
January 24, 2026
