Brian Ler on WNYC.

So the courts are increasingly the battleground for many of the unprecedented things that President Trump is trying to do to exert executive power in what is widely seen as a hyper-partisan and politicizing way,

sending federal troops to domestic cities, leveling tariffs on other countries for reasons other than trade,

deporting people without due process, military attacks now on alleged drug smuggling boats under the premise that

were at war with Venezuela, also firing federal workers, not just furloughing them during the government

shutdown and I could go on. One big one is pushing Republican-led states to re-district to box out

Democrats, which often means reducing the voting impact of

largely black communities. The Supreme Court heard a related case this week and a fundamental

challenge to the Voting Rights Act. We will talk about that and more now with Emily Bazelon,

who writes about the Supreme Court and other legal affairs for the New York Times magazine.

She also teaches at Yale Law School and as co-host of this late political gab fest.

She is author of the books charged about the criminal justice system and sticks and stones about

bullying in America. Her recent Times Magazine article is called Bow to the Emperor.

We asked 50 legal experts about the

Trump presidency. Emily, always good of you to come on. Welcome back to WNYC. Thank you so much for

having me, Brian. And where do we even start? In all your years covering legal affairs,

have you ever seen this kind of revolutionary fervor? I think we could call it at the top

and as many high-stakes

battles in the courts at the same time? No, I have not. There's a lot happening. And what is really

striking to me talking to people who used to work at the Justice Department, either long ago

for Republican, other Republican and

Democratic administrations or who've recently resigned. It's just the incredible level of

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