BONUS Episode 7.5 | Are District Courts a Threat to the Republic?
From rationally BASED by Center of the American Experiment
March 17, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
Ilan Wurman discusses the relationship between the executive branch and the courts, questioning whether we are in a constitutional crisis.
In this bonus episode, our host, law professor Ilan Wurman, gives a talk to a conference of conservative law students on Trump vs. the courts. Are we in a constitutional crisis? Is it because the executive is disrespecting the courts, or because the courts are disrespecting the executive? Can the President ever ignore a court order? What if the court doesn't have jurisdiction? Who decides that question? And what can courts do better to respect the President and ensure they have jurisdiction? ...
People in this episode
Host: Ilan Wurman
Topics covered
- law
- courts
- executive power
- constitutional crisis
- politics
- Trump
Keywords
- district courts
- Trump
- constitutional crisis
- executive
- court order
- jurisdiction
- law professor
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump, courts, Republic, executive, constitutional crisis
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