{"id":805,"date":"2026-07-08T21:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=805"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:07:46","slug":"can-the-supreme-court-still-restrain-executive-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=805","title":{"rendered":"Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv_audio_8391006.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"uta_83DdCRg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-uta_83DdCRg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uta_83DdCRg?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s guest is Clark Neily, a constitutional litigator, civil liberties advocate, and senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute. 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