U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 25, 2024
The architecture of democracy
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Trump v. United States have more in common than their 6-3 majorities. These cases speak to the fundamental architecture of our constitutional democracy, redefining the lines between the branches of government and re-allocating power to the judicial branch.
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2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
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The architecture of democracy
This past term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down several significant decisions, including opinions on deference to administrative agencies in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2882 (2024) and on presidential criminal immunity in Trump v. United States, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2886 (2024).
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