In this very speacial episode of The Asset, legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick (Slate’s&nbsp;Amicus&nbsp;podcast) exposes how Trump’s second-term agenda—and cases like&nbsp;<a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/search/write-a-guest-packet-preparati-32ooSYmvQQu7dW.MPVXDSw#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Rasha Alawieh’s deportation</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/search/write-a-guest-packet-preparati-32ooSYmvQQu7dW.MPVXDSw#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mahmoud Khalil’s ICE detention</a>—are testing judicial independence.&nbsp;We break down:<ul><li>The "metaphorical weapons" courts still have against executive overreach;</li><li>Why Chief Justice Roberts’ rare public warning matters now;</li><li>Project 2025’s blueprint for reshaping the judiciary; and</li><li>Real-world impacts on immigrants, academics, and civil liberties.</li></ul>Subscribe wherever you get podcasts.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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