What happens when you know a court has issued an order that is blatantly unconstitutional? What happens if you disobey that order? And what if you are then held in contempt for it? What are the consequences, and what recourse do you have?

That was the exact question asked in Walker v. City of Birmingham, Alabama – a Supreme Court decision founded in the volatility of the civil rights era. A district court issued a clearly unconstitutional order, and the protestors and marchers (rightfully?) ignored it.

Find out what the Supreme Court thinks about the enforcement of court orders in this week's deep dive!

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https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/388/307/

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