Court-Defiance

Trump administration defies court orders in 57 of 165 cases (35%)

| Importance: 10/10

According to Washington Post analysis, the Trump administration has been accused of flouting courts in about a third of more than 160 lawsuits where judges issued substantive rulings against them. CNN reports the administration is “at war with the federal judiciary,” evading court orders …

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Administration deliberately evades court order on Venezuelan gang deportations

| Importance: 6/10

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found probable cause that the Trump administration showed “willful disregard” for his order to halt deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants. The administration flew planes with hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite the judge’s order to …

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Trump Administration Defying 35% of Court Orders in Unprecedented Constitutional Crisis

| Importance: 10/10

Comprehensive analysis reveals the Trump administration defied 57 of 165 adverse court rulings (35% noncompliance), marking an unprecedented challenge to judicial authority. Multiple legal experts warn this pattern represents a critical constitutional crisis, with potential breakdown of checks and …

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DOJ fires immigration attorney for refusing to lie to federal courts about deportations

| Importance: 9/10

Erez Reuveni, a 15-year DOJ veteran and Acting Deputy Director of Immigration Litigation, was fired April 11, 2025, after refusing to file briefs with misrepresentations and truthfully informing a judge that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been wrongfully deported to El Salvador. At an April 4 hearing, …

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