Leader Schumer Statement On The Supreme Court’s Extreme Ruling Weakening The Authority Of Our Court System

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling blocking lower courts from placing injunctions on unconstitutional actions taken by the executive branch:

“The Supreme Court’s decision to limit courts of their long-held authority to block illegal executive actions is an unprecedented and terrifying step toward authoritarianism, a grave danger to our democracy, and a predictable move from this extremist MAGA court. By weakening the power of district courts to check the presidency, the Court is not defending the Constitution—it’s defacing it.

“This ruling hands Donald Trump yet another green light in his crusade to unravel the foundations of American democracy. His plan to end birthright citizenship is blatantly unconstitutional, but instead of stopping it in its tracks, the Court has instead ducked the question and bowed to an out-of-control Executive Branch.

“Congressional Republicans have to choose between being bystanders or co-conspirators. Congress must check this unimpeded power, but for that to happen, Republican members must stand up for core American democratic values and not for unchecked presidential power of the kind that our Founders most deeply feared.” 

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