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In a number of cases where courts have blocked the Trump-Vance administration, the government has complied with court orders and taken the appropriate steps to implement the courts’ directives. However, in several other cases—often but not always regarding immigration— the Trump-Vance administration has either initially failed to comply with court orders, tried to dodge the court’s meaning and intent, or even in some cases directly violated court orders.
This memo documents five key elements of the dangerous dynamic of non-compliance, including how the pro-democracy legal community is responding.