Ari Shapiro

We heard that quote from J.D. Vance in 2021 before he was in the government where he referenced Andrew Jackson, who, as president, said, the chief justice has made his ruling, now let him enforce it. Do courts have an enforcement mechanism?

We heard that quote from J.D. Vance in 2021 before he was in the government where he referenced Andrew Jackson, who, as president, said, the chief justice has made his ruling, now let him enforce it. Do courts have an enforcement mechanism?

Well, how significant do you think it is that a judge in Rhode Island has now said the Trump administration defied a court order and continued to freeze some federal funds that it was ordered to release?

Well, how significant do you think it is that a judge in Rhode Island has now said the Trump administration defied a court order and continued to freeze some federal funds that it was ordered to release?

Well, how significant do you think it is that a judge in Rhode Island has now said the Trump administration defied a court order and continued to freeze some federal funds that it was ordered to release?

It seems a safe prediction that these debates will ultimately reach the Supreme Court in one form or another. There is a conservative supermajority right now, and the court has taken an expansive view of presidential power. Do you have a sense of how they might resolve this?

It seems a safe prediction that these debates will ultimately reach the Supreme Court in one form or another. There is a conservative supermajority right now, and the court has taken an expansive view of presidential power. Do you have a sense of how they might resolve this?

It seems a safe prediction that these debates will ultimately reach the Supreme Court in one form or another. There is a conservative supermajority right now, and the court has taken an expansive view of presidential power. Do you have a sense of how they might resolve this?

What about the overarching question that Elon Musk and J.D. Vance and Donald Trump have all spoken to that courts just can't check the president, that as Richard Nixon famously put it, and I'm paraphrasing, if the president does it, it's legal?

What about the overarching question that Elon Musk and J.D. Vance and Donald Trump have all spoken to that courts just can't check the president, that as Richard Nixon famously put it, and I'm paraphrasing, if the president does it, it's legal?

What about the overarching question that Elon Musk and J.D. Vance and Donald Trump have all spoken to that courts just can't check the president, that as Richard Nixon famously put it, and I'm paraphrasing, if the president does it, it's legal?

So to end where we started with the question of whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis, I've seen a variety of law professors argue that yes, the country is in one right now. What do you think?

So to end where we started with the question of whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis, I've seen a variety of law professors argue that yes, the country is in one right now. What do you think?

So to end where we started with the question of whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis, I've seen a variety of law professors argue that yes, the country is in one right now. What do you think?

That is University of Virginia Law Professor Amanda Frost. Thank you so much. You're welcome. This episode was produced by Mark Rivers and Elena Burnett and was edited by Courtney Dorning and Nadia Lancey. Our executive producer is Sammy Yenigan. It's Consider This from NPR. I'm Ari Shapiro.

That is University of Virginia Law Professor Amanda Frost. Thank you so much. You're welcome. This episode was produced by Mark Rivers and Elena Burnett and was edited by Courtney Dorning and Nadia Lancey. Our executive producer is Sammy Yenigan. It's Consider This from NPR. I'm Ari Shapiro.

That is University of Virginia Law Professor Amanda Frost. Thank you so much. You're welcome. This episode was produced by Mark Rivers and Elena Burnett and was edited by Courtney Dorning and Nadia Lancey. Our executive producer is Sammy Yenigan. It's Consider This from NPR. I'm Ari Shapiro.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government. It recently accessed systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Musk and his team are now looking at key payment and contracting systems for Medicare and Medicaid. That was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government. It recently accessed systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Musk and his team are now looking at key payment and contracting systems for Medicare and Medicaid. That was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government. It recently accessed systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Musk and his team are now looking at key payment and contracting systems for Medicare and Medicaid. That was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.