The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to office in January.

The Supreme Court last week quietly handed President Donald Trump a significant victory in the fight to rein in the rogue D.C. bureaucracy.

The justices appear to be trying to avoid a direct conflict with the Trump administration while also blocking certain presidential actions.

Facing legal roadblocks, the Trump administration has pleaded with the Supreme Court for help frequently since the start of Donald Trump's second term.

Since taking his second oath of office, President Trump has been on a firing spree. In violation of numerous laws or longstanding presidential practice (or both), he has ordered the removal of many high-level officials who normally retain their positions regardless of who is in the Oval Office.

In U.S. law, the Latin term "stare decisis" means "let the decision rest" — in other words, respect for precedent. And the U.S. Supreme Court's right-wing 6-3 supermajority hasn't been shy about overturning precedents — for example,

The court seems ready to give the president extraordinary power over what had been independent worker- and consumer-protection agencies.

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to halt lower court rulings voiding removals of members from two labor boards.

The Supreme Court ruled for Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from federal boards, upholding/discarding limits on the president’s power to fire agency officials.

Outside of court, President Donald Trump and his top aides depict deportees as terrorists and gang leaders regardless of whether they’ve been convicted of a crime. They admit no mistakes. And if judges rule unfavorably, they denounce them as “ communists ” and “lunatics” and suggest that they won’t respect their rulings.