Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Courtβs decisions.
The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trumpβs proposal betrays that history.
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.