Solicitor General Pick Won’t Rule Out Defying Courts

February 26, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump cultists

Politico reports:

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be solicitor general told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that presidents might rightfully defy court orders in “extreme cases.”

“Generally, if there’s a direct court order that binds a federal or state official, they should follow it,” D. John Sauer said at his confirmation hearing, in response to questioning by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the committee’s ranking member.

When Durbin questioned whether Sauer could envision an exception, Sauer replied by citing two Supreme Court decisions that were eventually overturned: a 1944 decision that upheld the constitutionality of the internment of Japanese civilians during World War II and the 1857 decision that upheld slavery.

Read the full article. Sauer is best known here for arguing before the Supreme Court that Trump can legally order the assassination of political rivals.



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