The Roberts Court's Curious Case of Contradictions The Supreme Court has made headlines with its recent decisions, but one pair of rulings stands out for its sheer audacity: Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook.
These opinions seem to be about different things – one dealing with executive power over independent agencies, the other granting a special exemption to the Federal Reserve.
However, they're part of a larger pattern: Chief Justice John Roberts' attempt to consolidate executive power while protecting big business interests. In Trump v.