Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke of the authority of the courts and the limits of the executive branch’s power Tuesday as experts fear a looming constitutional crisis, NBC News reported. “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy and the first way they thought of that was to give Congress the power of the

President Trump's agenda is hitting roadblocks in the courts, setting the stage for a legal battle over executive power.

The whirlwind of unilateral action on his campaign promises has pushed the limits of presidential power – and prompted legal challenges from Democrats, unions and legal groups. So far the federal courts have been the only substantive roadblocks to Trump's agenda,