⇒ Can declare actions of the executive to be unconstitutional

• Rasul v Bush 2004: the Court held that foreign nationals held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp could petition federal courts for writs of habeas corpus to review the legality of their detention.
• Hamdan v Rumsfeld 2006: Military commissions set up to try Guantanamo bay detainees were unconstitutional and broke the Geneva conventions

⇒ If he fails to get public opinion inside, it can be an uphill struggle for anything he wished to do

⇒ Trump receives major criticism for anything he does, contrasted with Obama

⇒ Needs to use the media to his advantage otherwise they will mercilessly hold him to account, unveiling scandals or conducting investigations of their own

⇒ Trump's feud with CNN did not help him win support or favourable coverage

⇒ Often counteract each other but having the support of wealthy pressure groups can be beneficial. Not having them onside can mean having extensive campaigns run against you (e.g. 'The People's defense' against Gorsuch)

⇒ Also see our notes on:

• Executive Power
• Federal Bureaucracy
• Cabinet
• EXOP and Congress