The Trump team’s disdain for court orders is blowing up in court. Accountability has been slow in coming

Federal judges are increasingly documenting that the Trump administration ignores their rulings, and so far the consequences have been minimal. The latest flashpoint involves a plan to renovate a public golf course in Washington. After more than 430 trees were felled without proper notice to US District Judge Ana Reyes, she halted the work. President Donald Trump then said construction would start immediately anyway, prompting Reyes to make officials testify and to press Justice Department lawyers on whether they would stand behind the administration's assertions. The administration has responded by calling her conduct "egregious" and seeking her removal from the case, according to CNN.

CNN notes a broader record. An Associated Press investigation found judges concluded the administration broke orders in at least 31 lawsuits over 15 months, plus more than 250 noncompliance findings in immigration matters, often from Republican-nominated judges. Yet outcomes have been mild. James Boasberg's contempt inquiry over deportation flights ended when two Trump-nominated appellate judges shut it down. Paula Xinis and Brian Murphy raised contempt without pursuing it. Patrick Schiltz dropped a hearing involving Todd Lyons once ICE released a detained man. A Justice Department lawyer apologized after Trump's political ads kept airing, and nothing further followed.

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