The Trump administration continues to resist a judge's orders to provide information on efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. from El Salvador.
Court orders can be either followed or appealed, but in the entire history of me reading the news, I don’t remember ever seeing a headline about someone “resisting” court orders.
The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice John Marshall, ruled that Georgia had no right to enforce laws within Cherokee territory because Native American tribes were sovereign nations. The ruling was a major victory for the Cherokee, affirming their legal right to remain on their land.
Jackson’s Response
Instead of enforcing the ruling, Jackson allegedly responded: “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” (Though there’s debate about whether he actually said this.) Jackson sided with Georgia’s state government, which ignored the Supreme Court ruling and continued its efforts to remove the Cherokee people.
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Congress viewed Jackson’s decision as a matter of executive discretion. Jackson was popular and nothing happened to him for defying the supreme court. This exposed the inability of the Supreme Court to force a president to comply, if they didn’t also have the support of Congress.
Court orders can be either followed or appealed, but in the entire history of me reading the news, I don’t remember ever seeing a headline about someone “resisting” court orders.
It’s happened before
https://history-education.org/2025/01/29/jackson-and-the-constitutional-crisis/
The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice John Marshall, ruled that Georgia had no right to enforce laws within Cherokee territory because Native American tribes were sovereign nations. The ruling was a major victory for the Cherokee, affirming their legal right to remain on their land.
Jackson’s Response
Instead of enforcing the ruling, Jackson allegedly responded: “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” (Though there’s debate about whether he actually said this.) Jackson sided with Georgia’s state government, which ignored the Supreme Court ruling and continued its efforts to remove the Cherokee people.
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Congress viewed Jackson’s decision as a matter of executive discretion. Jackson was popular and nothing happened to him for defying the supreme court. This exposed the inability of the Supreme Court to force a president to comply, if they didn’t also have the support of Congress.
Good stuff, thanks.
ah, but how many dictatorships have you lived in so far?
First time for me too.