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Courts Under Siege: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump's Judicial Threats & Democracy's Future
Legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick (Slate’s Amicus podcast) exposes how Trump’s second-term agenda—and cases like Dr. Rasha Alawieh’s deportation and Mahmoud Khalil’s ICE detention—are testing judicial independence.
We break down:
The "metaphorical weapons" courts still have against executive overreach;
Why Chief Justice Roberts’ rare public warning matters now;
Project 2025’s blueprint for reshaping the judiciary; and
Real-world impacts on immigrants, academics, and civil liberties.
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