• GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world
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    “A court order is not advisory, and it is not conditional,” Blackwell said. “It is not something that any agency can treat as optional as it decides how or whether to comply.”

    Really? Clearly they can ignore your orders and have been ignoring them and will continue ignoring them. What are you gonna do about it? Cry louder?

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      Until they start sending out US Marshals and other judicial officers to arrest offenders and charging them for contempt… it kind of is just advisory.

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        Right, so the courts have their own “enforcers” US Marshals? And don’t rely on cops to arrest those breaking judge orders?

        That would make sense, to have their own officers, independent of other agencies they might be prosecuting.

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          Yes and no. The US Marshals are law enforcement for he Federal Courts. However they are not a part of the judicial branch. They are still part of the executive branch and answer to the DOJ.

          So… literally the “where does power lie” question from Game of Thrones. When you are meant to enforce the Court’s orders but you’re also meant to follow the DOJ’s orders, which orders do you follow when they conflict?

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      Honestly I’m really interested to see what judge is finally going to be pushed to the point that they deputize people to go make sure it happens. I think nobody wants to go there because they’re afraid of what will happen, but I’m more afraid of what will happen if we continually allow courts to be optional for this regime.

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          There have been a few of those, but it’s always for DWI or similar when they aren’t protected by their gaggle of goons.