The Ezra Klein Show The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab
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Sep 2, 2025 Kate Shaw, a former Supreme Court law clerk and a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, dives into the troubling relationship between the Supreme Court and Donald Trump's presidency. She discusses how recent rulings have expanded executive power, effectively bypassing traditional checks. Shaw highlights the implications of these decisions on deportation powers, the balance between branches of government, and the alarming trend of targeting political opposition. It's a thought-provoking conversation that raises critical questions about our judicial landscape.
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Shadow Docket Power Shift
- The Supreme Court has issued a long streak of shadow-docket wins for the Trump administration.
- Those emergency orders often lack written reasoning and subvert lower-court rulings.
Easing Firings Of Protected Officials
- The Court has allowed summary removal of officials protected by statute by treating them as exercising executive authority.
- That reasoning threatens statutory civil-service protections and independent-agency insulation.
Agency Dismantling Approved By Stay
- The Court stayed lower-court injunctions that stopped agency dismantling without explaining its reasoning.
- That effectively lets the administration disable agencies and frustrate statutory duties.
