Trump vs the Judiciary: is a constitutional crisis looming?
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The Trump administration has been agressively challenging the judiciary in the United States since taking office in January. Just last week, US officials arrested a Wisconsin county judge and charged her with helping a man in her court evade immigration authorities.
In another instance last month, a federal judge's order not to deport a group of Venezuelan men, was ignored by the administration.
The President then went on to call for the impeachment of the judge who issued the order, describing him on social media as a "Radical Left Lunatic." Recently, the Republican-led House voted to limit district court judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions.
Some legal scholars in the United States are worried a constitutional crisis is looming , where the executive branch regards court orders as optional.
Adam Liptak covers the Supreme Court for the New York Times - he is a graduate of Yale Law School, he practiced law for 14 years before joining The Times in 2002.
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