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How the Supreme Court is using Trump to grab more power for itself

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6 days ago

While Trump v. Slaughter appears to be a case about presidential power on its surface, this Supreme Court appears likely to use it to grow its own power. | Win McNamee/Getty Images If you’ve followed the Supreme Court’s recent presidential power cases, you know there’s no mystery surrounding the Court’s eventual decision in Trump v. Slaughter, a case asking if President Donald Trump may fire several high-ranking federal officials who are protected from being terminated by federal law.  All six members of the Court’s Republican majority are devout acolytes of the “unitary executive,” a...

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