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On the recordFebruary 11, 2025
There have been exceptions, citing President Andrew Jackson's defiance of an 1832 Supreme Court ruling.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

Editor's note · Context

Sotomayor notes historical exceptions to presidential respect for judicial rulings.

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