SCOTUS slap at lower courts: Letters to the Editor July 1, 2025

The US Supreme Court has rightfully ruled that lower-court judges do not have the constitutional authority to block executive actions from taking effect nationwide (“Supreme rebuke of judges,” June 28).While they did not rule on the merits of this executive order, I’m sure all that litigation will come in due time.For the minority of the court to assume judges can overstep the powers granted to them by the Constitution is in direct conflict with their opinion that the Executive Branch is doing the same.Also: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s opinion that she could trump President Trump does not align with her argument that the law applies equally to all.Her rare but stinging admonition by fellow Justice Amy Coney Barrett was well deserved.Bo MaddenJupiter, Fla.On June 27, six Supreme Court justices removed another obstacle to Trump’s complete capture of governmental power.They have removed the “federal” from federal judges, emasculating rulings by all lower courts that would limit a president’s power.

The lower-court judges had been the last bastion of resistance to an imperial presidency, a k a a dictatorship.Nicholas MolinariBrick, NJWow: Just after five months in office, the Supreme Court untied the hands of Trump’s administration, putting district court judges back where they belong.This is as exciting to watch as “Yellowstone.” I can’t wait for the next episode.Mike SantaviccaYonkersThe Supreme Court ruling in favor of Trump basically states that if he tries to engage in unconstitutional acts, like his effort to end birthright citizenship, any effort on the part of lower courts to rein him in would amount to judicial overreach.Yet the federal judiciary exists for the purpose of ensuring that neither the Congress nor the Executive Branch exceeds the powers granted to them under the Constitution.To those who believe that the Republican majority on the Supreme Court would have still ruled in favor of a Democratic president exceeding his ...