Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Publication Title
USApp–American Politics and Policy Blog
Abstract
Recent weeks have seen Donald Trump’s controversial executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries halted by rulings from federal judges. In response, Trump has attacked the judiciary, arguing that they do not have the power to stop his order. Meghan Leonard writes that the Courts’ ability to undertake judicial review in cases such as this are at the heart of judicial power in the United States. And while presidents in the past – from Lincoln to Obama – have challenged decisions, they have been generally unable to limit the power of the Courts. Rather than facing a constitutional crisis, she argues, our system is working exactly the way it is supposed to.
Recommended Citation
Leonard, Meghan E., "Despite Trump’s Attempts to Delegitimize Them, the Courts Are Checking Executive Power Exactly as They Should" (2017). Faculty Publications – Politics and Government. 10.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpapol/10
Comments
First published to USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science 07 Mar 2017. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69703.
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