Trump v. The Constitution
What A Day
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🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The Supreme Court surprised many on Monday allowing the commonly used abortion medication mifepristone to stay available via mail for at least one more week. But even with this decision, the current Supreme Court still feels like a mystery. For a body that intends to examine the law through a Constitutional lens, the court is kind of… freestyling a lot of the time. And in the era of Trump, a lot of that freestyling has been in his favor. So is this the Supreme Court’s fault? Or… the Constitution’s? To find out, we spoke with Melissa Murray. She’s a co-host of Crooked Media’s Strict Scrutiny, and author of the new book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader.
And in headlines, President Donald Trump talks about the “mini-war” in Iran, the Department of Justice holds a press conference about its most recent beef, and Trump threatens to stay in power for another eight or nine years.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, May 5th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is why today, the show wishing you a happy Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla Day, also known as Cinco de Mayo. |
| 0:20.7 | On today's show, President Donald Trump talks about his Iran mini-war during a small business summit, and acting attorney general Todd Blanche has beef with the meat industry. |
| 0:32.1 | But let's start with the Supreme Court and the Supreme Law of the Land, the Constitution. |
| 0:37.1 | The Supreme Court surprised many, |
| 0:38.7 | okay, it surprised me on Monday by restoring access by mail to a commonly used abortion |
| 0:44.1 | medication for at least one more week. I'm going to be real with you. I've been covering |
| 0:48.6 | politics for a long time, and the Supreme Court is still a mystery to me. For a body that |
| 0:53.1 | intends to examine the law through the lens of the Constitution, |
| 0:55.9 | it feels like the court is kind of freestyling a lot of the time. |
| 1:00.0 | And in the era of Trump, a lot of that freestyling has been in his favor. |
| 1:03.9 | Were the framers of the Constitution prepared for a moment like this? |
| 1:07.1 | For a president who posts about wanting to blow other countries away? |
| 1:10.5 | A president who demands Congress Ben to his will? |
| 1:13.9 | To find out, I spoke to Melissa Murray. |
| 1:16.7 | She's a co-host of Crooked Media's strict scrutiny, |
| 1:19.4 | an author of the new book, |
| 1:20.9 | The U.S. Constitution, |
| 1:22.0 | a comprehensive and annotated guide for the modern reader. |
| 1:25.9 | Melissa, welcome back to what a day. |
| 1:28.6 | Thanks so much for having me, Jane. Great to be here. So the Supreme Court is back in the abortion debate. I'm |
| 1:33.9 | sure they're thrilled about it. On Monday, the justices temporarily restored access to Miffrapristone, |
| 1:40.2 | one of two drugs used to medication abortions by mail. But I'm curious, should people read |
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