In my country top lawyers every once in a while take an interesting case pro bono just because they enjoy having a duel with the State in the courtroom.
But I have been thinking about this. Ultimately our entire judicial system is all just words on paper. What happens when the government ignores a court order?
In the US the government is specifically retaliating against law offices that have done this in ways that Trump doesn't like and those offices are largely caving and offering millions of dollars of pro bono work to Trump.
Leadership within the Democratic party is saying that Trump ignoring court orders is not really a big deal until they ignore an order from the Supreme Court, as if rulings from district and circuit courts somehow don't actually have the force of law.
This already happened with TikTok. The congressional law had very specific terms for a 90day delay. Trump just signed another 75day extension after the last failed .
> Leadership within the Democratic party is saying that Trump ignoring court orders is not really a big deal until they ignore an order from the Supreme Court
If (and likely when) the administration ignores an order from the Supreme Court it's going to be too late.
But I have been thinking about this. Ultimately our entire judicial system is all just words on paper. What happens when the government ignores a court order?