separation of powers

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power 2026-05-04

Trump Has Defied 31 Court Orders. The Courts Have Not Stopped Him.

An AP review found an extraordinary pattern of non-compliance with lower court rulings. The more interesting question is why the enforcement mechanism has not worked.

power 2026-05-03

The Administration That Doesn't Follow Court Orders

An AP review documents an unprecedented pattern: Trump officials defying lower court rulings not as exceptions but as policy.

power 2026-04-14

The Court That Was Defied Just Got Its Inquiry Killed

A DC Circuit panel of Trump appointees has shut down the year-long contempt investigation into who ordered deportation planes to ignore a federal judge's order. The mechanism for holding the executive accountable just broke.