Judicial pushback to Trump's sweeping executive moves signals constitutional stress

A year into Trump’s presidency, federal judges at the district, appellate, and Supreme Court levels have sharply criticized and sometimes blocked his expansive use of executive power, including deportations, foreign-prison detentions, and DEI-linked grant cuts. The rulings have labeled actions illegal, discriminatory, or beyond presidential authority, prompting warnings about the future of the rule of law, even as the Supreme Court has at times backed the administration, underscoring a deep, ongoing clash over constitutional limits.