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The Supreme Court’s battle with the executive branch

1 big thing

Axios

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🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last month with a blockbuster case - the reversal of Roe v Wade. That decision overshadowed several others this term that point to conservative justices' next target - the executive branch. Plus: how a mass shooting occurred in Illinois and Highland Park, despite the city and state having some of the strictest gun law in the country. And: gas prices are declining. Guests: Axios' Sam Baker and Justin Kaufmann Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: The Supreme Court's next target is the executive branch Highland Park shooting sends shockwaves Falling gasoline futures could spell relief at pump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's already Wednesday. It's July 6th. I'm Nailabudu.

0:24.6

Here's what you need to know today. How a mass shooting occurred,

0:28.0

despite some of the country's strictest gun laws. Plus, gas prices are declining.

0:33.8

But first, the Supreme Court's battle with the executive branch is today's one big thing.

0:43.0

The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last month with a blockbuster case, the reversal of Rovers'

0:47.7

Wade. That decision overshadowed several others that point to conservative justice's next target,

0:53.8

the executive branch. As Axios says, Sam Baker writes, battles over the federal government's

0:58.8

power will define many of the rulings in the Supreme Court's future. And Sam joins us now with more,

1:05.1

hey, Sam, so first, I think it's civics 101 that our system of government, executive, judicial,

1:11.3

and legislative are supposed to share power. So what exactly do you mean when you say the Supreme

1:17.2

Court, the judicial branch, is targeting other branches of government, and in particular,

1:22.3

the executive branch? So civics 101 is a great way to think about it, because when Congress

1:28.8

passes a law, a whole lot of the time, what that law says is such and so agency over in the executive

1:36.3

branch needs to go do this, that or the other. The EPA, OSHA, the FDA, whatever it is, when Congress

1:44.6

wants something done, it's the executive branch that carries that out. All of those instances of

1:50.8

discretion that the executive branch, they have to exercise, all of that is in some former fashion,

1:58.1

potentially at least likely to be rolled back by the Supreme Court.

2:02.1

And we did see this, this term. Where did we see federal agencies curtailed by the Supreme Court?

2:08.2

We actually saw it a lot, maybe the one that's freshest in people's minds with the EPA.

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