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Dear Friends,  Since I last wrote to you, the Supreme Court made two rulings that fundamentally reshape the presidency and reshape the administrative state. The Supreme Court shredded the American principle that no one is above the law by declaring that former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for their official actions. In 1776, America waged a bloody revolution to reject a king. Now, as Justice Sotomayor stated in her opinion, “In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.” This decision is antithetical to our history and our Constitution which provided not for a king, but a president subject to the checks and balances from the other two branches of government.  In a separate decision, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine. For 40 years it has been widely understood and accepted legal precedent of deferring to science and expertise in interpreting laws intended to protect our health and safety in the federal government. Chevron is one of the most widely cited Supreme Court decisions, and its reversal will create chaos and uncertainty by reopening settled legal questions on regulations across the federal government. By striking Chevron down, the Supreme Court has emasculated the scientific experts within federal agencies and has instead empowered unelected, right-wing judges to overturn decades of precedent and impose their own preferences. If this decision continues to stand, we face a bleak future where conservative anti-regulation special interests, like those who brought the case that led to Chevron’s end, are able to successfully challenge technical federal policies such as those limiting air pollution, ensuring the safety and efficacy of drugs, and protecting the American people from nuclear accidents.   The American people should have confidence in the judgment and independence of the Court, but its recent decisions have eroded that trust and so damaged our nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law.