JOSH BLACKMAN: DID THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION DISOBEY A DISTRICT COURT INJUNCTION IN YOUNGSTOWN? “Most of the current rhetoric about an apparent ‘constitutional crisis’ is woefully misinformed.” “For starters, President Trump cannot possibly have ignored any court order because no court order runs against him. Even if Trump has been a named defendant, any injunctions would apply to members of his administration, not the apex official. Moreover, Trump’s Justice Department has dutifully appealed every adverse ruling (as best as I can tell). I’ve seen no evidence that Trump, or anyone in his administration, has given an order to ignore a court ruling. Some judges ordered immediate compliance, but that sort of demand is simply not realistic. The federal government cannot change direction so quickly in the face of many litigation demands. We saw these dynamics during the travel ban litigation. Attorney General Sessions described the nationwide injunction as an order to turn a battleship around 180 degrees immediately. It cannot be done.”