GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Trump's showdown with the courts with Yale Law School's Emily Bazelon
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Jun 14, 2025 
Emily Bazelon, a Yale Law School professor and New York Times Magazine staff writer, discusses the unprecedented shift in U.S. governance under Trump. She analyzes his extensive use of executive orders and the resulting pressure on the judiciary. With Congress sidelined, she highlights how the courts are responding to this challenge, emphasizing their crucial role and recent significant rulings. The conversation also touches on the politicization of the judiciary and the implications for the rule of law as tensions between the branches of government escalate.
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Judiciary Applies Law Fairly
- Federal courts across political lines mostly rule against Trump's extreme executive orders fairly.
- This shows the judiciary's commitment to law over politics despite presidential pressure.
Supreme Court's Mixed Trump Rulings
- Supreme Court rulings show mixed support, limiting some presidential powers but granting authority in others.
- This reshapes legal and political realities around presidential control of independent agencies.
Trump Tests Judicial Independence
- Trump's use of executive authority is unprecedented and tests the independence of the courts.
- His rhetoric and actions suggest he might not respect judicial independence as a constitutional check.