Conservative members of the court or their supporters say it's because the agencies are trying to do more than they've done previously. Greg why are we having these arguments about this now in the case of the EPA these go all the way back to Richard Nixon's administration he was a Republican after all. So that's government regulation which is a big one what are some other ways in which the court is asserting itself in a way that hadn't previously.
The US Supreme Court is wrapping up yet another eventful term, with decisions in major cases that will have a lasting impact on Americans’ lives. Bloomberg’s Greg Stohr and Zoe Tillman join this episode to talk about how in recent years, the high court has become more willing to assert its power and enhance its role among the three branches of government. At the same time, ethics controversies and rising public perception that the justices are sometimes overtly political have lowered confidence in the court.
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