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'The courts are helpless': Inside the Trump administration's steady erosion of judicial power
From CNN
"Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is at war with the federal judiciary, evading court orders blocking its agenda, suing judges for alleged misconduct, and veering toward what multiple current and former federal judges say could be a constitutional crisis."
DOJ Targets Federal Judge for Saying Trump Could Cause a “Constitutional Crisis”
From Common Dreams
"The complaint against James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who alleged on social media that Boasberg made “improper public comments” about President Donald Trump and his administration."
Clash between Trump and the courts sparks questions of a constitutional crisis
From National Public Radio
"Today, with many Republicans terrified of crossing Trump, it is not clear that Donald Trump could do anything to lose his GOP support in Congress.
"But in a clash with the Supreme Court, he could lose a lot. So too could the court, because it has few tools to actually make a president do something. And if a president succeeds in defying the court, the whole system of government, and of checks and balances, would be in peril."
Contempt as Trump claims he can run for a third term: 'This is what dictators do.'
From The Guardian
"Trump has previously suggested that he might serve a third term as president, and recently referred to himself as a 'king'."
What Trump has said about a third term -- four comments he has made about running again
From CBS News
Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term, despite constitutional limit.
From the Associated Press
"Trump suggested that Americans would go along with a third term because of his popularity. He falsely claimed to have 'the highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years.'"
Trump, Roberts on collision course as lawsuits creep toward Supreme Court
From The Hill.com
John Roberts, in rare statement, hits back after Trump calls for impeaching judges
From Politico.com
What does constitutional crisis mean and are we there yet?
From PBS News
"My definition would be constitutional crisis is when the president defies the Supreme Court. We're heading in that direction. The president is responding to sharp pushback from the chief justice by pushing back himself. Right wing Twitter is talking about a judicial coup.
"This is, you know, increasingly, I think, a dangerous moment. The president has gone after the executive agencies, he's going after congressionally authorized agencies and programs. He's going after the military, now he's going after the judiciary."
Are we in a constitutional crisis?
From National Public Radio's Consider This
"Amanda Frost is a Law Professor at the University of Virginia Law. She says a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, "blatantly, flagrantly and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority — and the other branches are either unable or unwilling to stop it."
"Frost says the first half of her definition is already happening, and that it's clear President Trump has gone beyond the powers of the executive branch. She points to him trying to usurp Congress' "power of the purse" or trying to put an end to birthright citizenship as examples."
