Overview

• The Washington Post found the administration defied or frustrated 57 out of 165 substantive rulings against it, representing nearly 35 percent of cases.
• Plaintiffs accuse Department of Justice lawyers of withholding evidence, providing false information and circumventing court orders.
• A whistleblower complaint alleges DOJ officials ignored immigration-related court orders and presented baseless legal arguments.
• Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized Trump officials for openly flouting orders barring deportations to noncitizen countries.
• Judges have hesitated to hold the administration in contempt due to reliance on executive enforcement, heightening separation-of-powers risks.