Courts Under Siege: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump's Judicial Threats & Democracy's Future
Podcast: The AssetPublished On: Fri Mar 28 2025
Description: In this very speacial episode of The Asset, 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; andReal-world impacts on immigrants, academics, and civil liberties.Subscribe wherever you get podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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