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American Institutions Fight Back Against Trump Power Grab

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President Trump came out of the gates quickly in his second term, testing the limits of his power in all directions at once, and assaulting numerous institutions to show them that he could bully them into compliance with a radical change agenda. Initially, it looked like most of them would just cave in to his demands. But increasingly, from Harvard to numerous law firms and now even the Supreme Court, lines are being drawn in the sand. How important is this moment in terms of constraining the actions of an increasingly authoritarian regime? Let's discuss.

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American Institutions Fight Back Against Trump Power Grab

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