The Supreme Court and Trump's Expanding Executive Power
The Supreme Court and Trump's Expanding Executive Power  
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer Show
Published On: Wed Dec 10 2025
Description: The conservative Supreme Court majority seems poised to allow President Trump to fire the top official on the Federal Trade Commission, expanding presidential power. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and bestselling author of Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press, 2025), discusses this and other legal news.