We could hope that Trump finally does this

 

Robert Reich wrote this back in May. What he said could happen hasn't happened yet. One wonders if all the shadow docket decisions in favor of the Trump administration, allowing them to go forward while matters are "still being litigated" -- somewhat like allowing a person to go ahead and crack the eggs to make an omelette while you're still deciding if you want that or just a couple slices of toast -- are their way of avoiding a direct confrontation.

A showdown unleashed by Trump's outrage is coming

"Trump’s outrage has three unfortunate consequences.

It establishes that Trump and the nation’s highest court are on a collision course on what Trump considers a central goal of his regime — what he “was elected to do.”

It also increases the possibility that Trump will do what JD Vance and others in the White House have urged him to do all along — announce that he will not be bound by the court’s rulings.

This would be momentous. If enough Americans (and their constituents) are horrified by this — as we should be — it could spell the end of Trump. Openly defying a Supreme Court decision is surely enough to warrant an impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate. [My comment: With this Congress? Is it really enough? Would anything be enough? Would murder be enough?]

The third consequence of Trump’s rage is to expose the nine justices — and the judiciary in general — to even more harassment, including death threats. Online threats toward judges and justices are growing."

The administration is continuing to do things that are against the law, and occasionally judges call them on it.  We haven't reached the point yet where someone acts in direct defiance of the court (but they've come close).  I think Reich is right -- the showdown is still looming.  Sadly, Trump will probably dominate them, because they really don't want to have a constitutional crisis on their watch.