John Kennedy “ignoring a federal court order is nonsense” during hearing

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]And this business of ignoring a federal court order is nonsense. It's nonsense on stilts.

[00:00:10]You may not agree with a court order.

[00:00:13]That's fine. This is America. You don't have to agree with it. You can That's why God made courts of appeal.

[00:00:20]>> The only one of which I'm aware is if a court had no jurisdiction over the case and issues the order anyway and you don't follow it, you cannot later be held in contempt for doing so. But aside from that, parties must follow >> who gets to determine whether they lack jurisdiction.

[00:00:34]>> It effectively the appeals court. That's why I would never advise a client to do this because if you're wrong that they lack jurisdiction, then you're going to be held in contempt.