The answer is simple. No, a public official CANNOT defy a court order.
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Richard J. Durbin
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Yes35%
No62%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Multiple Trump nominees have refused to give a clear answer to whether or not a public official can defy a court order.
The Solicitor General answered incorrectly again before the Supreme Court last week.
SAUER: Our policy is to “generally” respect precedent but “not necessarily in every case.”
I’m heartbroken to hear of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s passing.
He was an exemplary public servant who remained dedicated to serving his constituents in Virginia.
His legacy will always be remembered.
Let this remind us of the daily sacrifice of our military members.
Earlier this year, four American service members lost their lives in a tragic training accident in Lithuania.
Last night, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution I introduced to honor their lives, including Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. from Joliet, Illinois.
Today, I pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
I will continue to call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all remaining hostages, and humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza.
Prime Healthcare’s decision to reduce pediatric, maternal, and trauma care services at recently acquired hospitals risks jeopardizing health care access for many Illinoisans.
Patients must come before profits. We're demanding answers.
Congress must crack down on crypto ATM scams.
My amendment to the GENIUS Act would do just that by providing commonsense guardrails to stop scammers in their tracks and protect hardworking Americans & their life savings.
Our HHS Secretary doesn’t know what’s happening inside his own agency.
How does he expect to “Make America Healthy Again”?
I told Sec. Kennedy today that cutting medical research is giving up on the future.
Families are counting on HHS to fund the medical research that saves lives, not to cut it in the name of “efficiency.”
My constituent Brian Wallach has been fighting ALS for 8 years, alongside his wife and two daughters. They hope that a breakthrough in ALS will give Brian a chance for a future with his family.
By firing researchers and cutting ALS funding, RFK Jr. and the Trump Admin are taking away that hope.
🚨Our nation’s health secretary doesn’t know that the #1 cause of preventable death in this country is tobacco use.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin has dismantled every tool we have to stop Big Tobacco from addicting our kids.
Congress must strike a balance when updating laws for drone technology.
We have to protect our country from potential threats… but also safeguard our airspace and cherished freedoms.
That’s my approach to this issue in committee today.
I just met with President Trump’s pick to be Associate Attorney General.
The Justice Department is reeling from turmoil, as extremist loyalists dismantle longstanding programs and protections to appease the President.
I shared as much with Mr. Woodward.
Republicans’ cuts to essential services that help working class American families are shameful.
They’re selling off the promise of the American Dream piece by piece.
Billionaires win, families lose.
That’s the short version of Republicans’ 1,000+ pages of reckless cuts in their tax bill.
Disappointing.
The Trump Admin wants to end temporary protected status for some Venezuelans and deport them to their home country, which is embroiled in chaos, violence, and danger… and this decision greenlights it.
Three days before Friday’s dust storm blew through central Illinois and up to Chicago, I was sounding the alarm on Illinois’ need for additional USDA funding for cover crops to help prevent these storms in the first place.
After visiting two ICE facilities, we have more evidence to confirm that the Trump Administration is:
Targeting the vulnerable.
Punishing innocent people.
Wasting taxpayer dollars.
And none of it makes us safer.
My staff heard directly from those detained at ICE detention facilities.
Mahmoud Khalil: “The moment you walk into Jena, your rights remain outside.”
Rumeysa Öztürk: “They treat us like animals.”
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Voting History
851 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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