KQED's Forum Are We Facing a Constitutional Crisis?
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Apr 24, 2025 
Join Adam Serwer, a Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Mark Joseph Stern from Slate Magazine, and Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, former justice and now president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as they dissect the growing tensions between the Trump administration and federal courts. They explore the implications of executive defiance on the rule of law and the potential for a constitutional crisis. The conversation also addresses the judiciary's struggle to maintain authority and the broader impact on democracy and civic engagement.
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Administration Defies Court Orders
- The Trump administration is disregarding Supreme Court orders on deportations without due process.
- This behavior challenges fundamental rule-of-law principles essential to democracy.
Constitutional Crisis Explained
- Defiance of judiciary by the executive creates a constitutional crisis.
- With Congress aligned with the president, the judiciary lacks effective checks on executive power.
Court's Firm Stand on Trump
- The Supreme Court felt compelled to issue a strong, unusual ruling due to the Trump administration's repeated bad faith.
- The court aims to deter the administration from ignoring judicial orders in the future.