Aziz Huq Writes About Trump Administration Cases Likely to Head to Supreme Court
Conservatives on the Supreme Court May Not Fully Align With Trump
President Donald Trump looks likely to be a frequent guest at the Supreme Court in the coming weeks. Through dozens of executive orders and other actions, he has challenged, or appeared to outright flout, the laws and constitutional provisions that have long placed limits on presidential power. More than 80 federal court challenges to his moves are ongoing. Others, no doubt will follow soon.
Trump may think he’s likely to largely prevail. After all, the Supreme Court is stacked with six Republican appointees, including three selected by Trump in his first term. The court also delivered him a stunning victory last year, establishing sweeping new criminal immunities for actions taken while president amid his indictments for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
But there is some reason to think that the six conservative justices might not stick together or inevitably side with Trump, at least in every case. When it comes to matters of presidential power, the dividing line is not always as simple as left versus right.
Read more at POLITICO Magazine