#1722 Imbalance of Powers: The Supreme Court and Executive Branch Collude for Unchecked Power Grab

Air Date 7/12/2025

The idea of the founders was to separate and balance the powers of the federal government and that, as Madison wrote, that ambition would counteract ambition. The problem we face now is that the ambition of the Supreme Court is to give as much power as possible to the executive branch because, ironically, they seem to be nostalgic for a king.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Trump, the Imperial Presidency, and How the Bush & Biden Administrations Got Us Here w/ James Bovard - Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael - Air Date 7-2-25 

KP 2: The Shadow Docket and How the Supreme Court Uses It - Bloomberg Law - Air Date 11-3-21 

KP 3: SCOTUS Clears the Way for Trump's Lawlessness - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-30-25 

KP 4: Hot Shadow Docket Summer with Leah Litman Part 1 - Justice By Design - Air Date 6-20-25

KP 5: The Many Compromises of Elena Kagan - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Air Date 6-21-25

KP 6: Trump-GOP’s Supreme Court Rubber Stamp w/ Elie Mystal - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder Part 1 - Air Date 6-30-25

KP 7: Why Supreme Court Approved Trump's Mass Deportation to Foreign Concentration Camp Scheme - Thom Hartmann Progam - Air Date 6-25-25

(00:50:22) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the One Million Rising activist trainings from Indivisible.org

DEEPER DIVES

(00:56:04) SECTION A: SHADOWY & FUTURE RULINGS

(01:25:26) SECTION B: THE IMPLICATIONS

(01:50:55) SECTION C: THE GOP'S JUDGES

(02:25:22) SECTION D: DICTATOR TRUMP

(02:46:07) SECTION E: SORT OF POSITIVE I GUESS

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Composite image of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court in front of a giant, elaborate gold frame with a painting of an angry-looking Trump in king/general regalia and tie.

Credit: Composite design A. Hoffman. Elements: Portrait of Supreme Court Justices, Public Domain | Other elements from Pixabay. License

 

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson