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Trump wasn't the first president to confront the Supreme Court – and back down

  • Written by Bethany Berger, Wallace Stevens Professor of Law, University of Connecticut

A key presidential election is approaching. The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case with powerful political implications. The court rules, but the populist president doesn’t care. Our national commitments – to the Constitution, to morality, to the rule of law – seem at risk. Then, the president backs down. The nation survives.

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