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Enforcing Court Order Compliance and Candor with the Court
Democracy 2025, Not Above The Law
November 5, 2026
Overview
This memo covers the Trump-Vance administration’s alarming trend of noncompliance with court orders in cases against the government. Key trends include disregarding formal orders and informal assurances, discrepancies between government attorneys’ statements to the court and the administration’s actions, and efforts to push the boundaries of noncompliance while avoiding consequences. This resource discusses strategies for litigants to compel both candor and compliance in court, and also includes messaging guidance.