If Court Orders Don’t Matter, Nothing Does
The government itself must respect the law
This op-ed was originally published in the Minnesota Star Tribune on Jan. 31, 2026.
Ninety-six federal court orders. One month. One state.
That’s what Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the US District Court in Minnesota –– a Republican appointee –– placed on the public record: an appendix identifying 96 court orders violated by ICE across 74 cases since J…