What happens if a president and the federal government fail to follow a judge's orders?

[Wicked Blue]

"David Noll, a professor at Rutgers Law School, noted in a recent Democracy Docket article that federal rules appear to allow judges, if needed, to bypass the marshals and hire other parties to enforce their contempt rulings."

NBC
April 15, 2025, 10:33 PM EDT
By Lawrence Hurley and Ken Dilanian

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has been accused of ignoring or flat-out defying recent federal court orders, including a Supreme Court decision that it must “facilitate” the release of a Maryland man who was sent in error to a Salvadoran prison.

The federal judge presiding over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case Tuesday chastised the administration for its inaction.

“I’ve gotten nothing,” said Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for Maryland. “I’ve gotten no real response and no real legal justification for not answering.”

More at
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/president-defies-judges-orders-contempt-rcna201455