Supreme Court May Curb Government Power in New Term, Panel Hears

Much of the term will be devoted to administrative law, a panel says. The court may also find itself drawn into President Trump’s legal troubles.
Supreme Court May Curb Government Power in New Term, Panel Hears
Former Department of Justice official and current UC Berkeley professor John Yoo is seen in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2008. Melissa Golden/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court may spend much of its upcoming term, which begins next week, scaling back the power of the government, panelists said at a think tank chat on Sept. 28.

Along the way, the nation’s highest court may get pulled into the various criminal prosecutions of former President Donald Trump and may also have to rule on whether he is eligible to seek a new term of office despite the controversial allegation that he participated in an insurrection against the government.