The Supreme Court grapples with post-congressional politics
Schoolchildren are taught that law in the United States is made by Congress (Article I in the Constitution), implemented by the executive (Article II) and interpreted by the courts (Article III). But that system has been breaking down since at least President Barack Obama's second term. Policymaking is now centered on presidential decrees, with Congress as a spectators' gallery, so courts are the main forum for political contestation.
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