President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the Constitution that will test the court’s recently muscular commitment to curb executive power.

To put the point as directly possible, the Supreme Court’s budget depends upon a functioning appropriations power.

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday that President Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at the Supreme Court. “How does this end? This is already in the courts, you

Trump’s executive order looks to redefine the constitutional right of birthright citizenship to exclude the children of noncitizens. In your opinion, does he have any legal ground to stand on? No. Now,

President Trump’s Justice Department could change the department’s position on critical Supreme Court cases, potentially altering the trajectory of high-profile appeals before the justices. While it is customary for new administration’s to shift such positions in a handful of cases when a new party takes over the White House,