The US Supreme Court and federal courts are increasingly asserting their authority in response to Donald Trump's attempts to sidestep judicial orders, highlighting a potentially escalating conflict over the rule of law. Recently, a Supreme Court ruling blocked deportations of detained individuals in Texas. Concurrently, judges have sought to hold the government accountable for noncompliance with court orders, raising vital questions about judicial independence and the constraints on presidential power, amidst concerns that Trump's disregard for norms could undermine the legal system.
The US district judge Paula Xinis has forced the government to provide daily updates in its efforts to comply with court orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.
The quality of judicial independence that federal judges have enjoyed throughout most of our history has depended much more on norms than it has on rules, said Stephen Burbank, a professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.
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