On Friday night, U.S. District Judge James Robart ordered a nationwide stay on President Trump's week-old executive order barring refugees and immigrants from seven countries from entering the U.S. His ruling was broad and did not rule on whether the order was constitutional.
President Trump said the decision by a federal appeals court judge to reject the government's appeal to reinstate a ban on immigrants and refugees was "ridiculous" and the opinion of a "so-called judge." What happens when a president subverts the checks and balances that protect democracy?
Also this hour: Yascha Mounck fears we're witnessing a polarization of liberal democracy into two new forms, neither of which bode well for us. Can liberal democracy survive the onslaught?
GUESTS:
- Dahlia Lithwick - Writes about the courts and the law for Slate, and hosts the podcast Amicus
- Yascha Mounck - Lecturer on Political Theory at Harvard and the author of two books including The Age of Responsibility: Luck choice and the Welfare State, which will be published this summer
You can join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
