Supremacy

• A panel of legal experts reviewed the Supreme Court's recent term, characterizing it as a period of "judicial supremacy" that significantly eroded the legislative power of Congress. • Key legal setbacks highlighted include the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in *Callais and Milligan* and the expansion of "unitary executive" power in *Trump v. Slaughter*. • Experts argue the Court has rewritten the Reconstruction Amendments and increasingly allowed its "shadow docket" to influence formal merits decisions without sufficient justification.

• The European Commission unveiled a "tech sovereignty" plan on Wednesday designed to reduce Europe's heavy reliance on foreign technology providers. • Rather than attempting to shut out American competitors, the strategy focuses on boosting domestic European champions to strengthen the region's digital infrastructure. • This move matters as the EU seeks to secure the critical technologies that underpin the modern economy and decrease vulnerability to external digital supremacy.

• The European Commission is developing a "tech sovereignty plan" designed to strengthen domestic digital champions and reduce reliance on American technology. • A central component of this strategy is the Cloud and AI Development Act, which empowers the Commission to vet whether countries are trustworthy enough to handle sensitive public sector data. • This initiative marks a strategic shift toward fostering internal EU capabilities rather than simply implementing restrictive measures against US competitors.