Former President Donald Trump gave conservatives the Supreme Court of their dreams. If he wins in November, it is also poised to undercut his ability to implement his second-term agenda.
A handful of legal groups partially backed by right-wing donors Charles Koch and conservative legal activist Leonard Leo are leading the cases before the court to overturn a long-standing legal precedent, called Chevron deference, that allows government agencies to interpret the gaps and ambiguities in laws. If they succeed, Congress will be responsible for hashing out the minutia in every policy, something Congress is not known for doing.
But a future Trump administration would also have to grapple with how the sweeping win for the conservative, deregulatory movement could curb his own policy options if he wins in November.