Why conservative judges think Trump has gone too far

About this episode

The episode discusses the opinions of several federal judges regarding the Trump administration's approach to the rule of law and executive power.

Several federal judges have issued opinions saying the Trump administration is flouting the rule of law and the principles of democracy. How effective has the bench been in checking executive power? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

People in this episode

Host: Meghna Chakrabarti

Topics covered

• judicial opinions
• executive power
• rule of law
• democracy
• conservative judges

Keywords

• Trump
• judges
• executive power
• rule of law
• democracy
• federal judges

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Organizations: Trump administration, WBUR

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