I'm John Batts with James Taranto, the editorial features editor of the Wall Street Journal

editorial page. We're discussing the Mr. Roberts' court and Mr. Trump's executive. And the

relationship is strong minds on both sides. Recently, there's been an exciting melodramatic incident

in which the court seems to rebuke the president

over decision-making having to do with migration. However, we're addressing where it is that the

court has anticipated a strong executive, not a feeble executive. That would be a word that was used

in a Federalist paper, which is why I bring it up. I like the word feeble.

It seems vouchsafed by the federalists.

But we turn to two stories that came up often during the Biden administration and are part

of the Trump administration now.

One has to do with college admissions.

This is students for fair admissions versus Harvard, 2023,

linking to the University of California versus Bakke decision of 78.

How so, James?

Well, the Bakke decision, this was the first case that went before the Supreme Court

on the issue of so-called affirmative action in college admissions.

And the court was badly splintered on that case.

Four justices wanted to say that racial preferences to help minorities were just fine.

And four wanted to say that they were unacceptable.

And so Justice Lewis Powell ended up writing an opinion in which he spoke

only for himself. And he said that they are generally unacceptable, that they are acceptable

for the purposes of promoting diversity. And this was not a clear precedent of the court for 25

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