# What happens if the Executive Branch defies a Supreme Court order?

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**Created:** [June 11, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-executive-branch-defies-a-supreme-court-order/1019485 "2025-06-11T18:14:06Z")\
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If the president issues an executive order and it isn’t followed, he can enforce it by deploying the military. But what happens if the Judicial Branch issues an order but the president refuses to follow it? What recourse, if any, do the courts have to enforce their orders?

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