Supreme Court Justice Delivers Unprecedented Rebuke: Federal Judicial System in Crisis Over Defiance

“This marks the third time in a matter of weeks this Court has had to reverse a lower court on an issue it had already addressed,” Gorsuch wrote in a stinging concurrence joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh. His words carry particular weight given his reputation for measured judicial temperament and careful legal reasoning.

The justice’s frustration was palpable as he continued: “Lower court judges may sometimes disagree with this Court’s decisions, but they are never free to defy them.” This statement represents more than legal instruction—it constitutes a direct challenge to what appears to be systematic resistance within the federal judiciary to Supreme Court authority.

The timing and tone of Gorsuch’s warning suggests that the Supreme Court views the current situation as a fundamental threat to the constitutional structure of American government, where the hierarchy of federal courts has traditionally ensured consistent application of the law across the nation.

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