Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian examine Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s brazen defiance of a federal court order blocking the state’s unconstitutional immigration law. They explore how Uthmeier not only ignored a preliminary injunction but actively encouraged law enforcement to continue making arrests under the struck-down statute, leading to his being held in contempt of court. The hosts discuss the dangerous precedent set when elected officials pick and choose which court orders to follow, the constitutional principle of federal supremacy in immigration law, and how Trump-era rhetoric has emboldened state officials to openly challenge judicial authority. They also analyze Uthmeier ‘s transparent political theater – his Fox News appearances and claims of “defending the rule of law” while actually undermining it – and the broader implications for our system of checks and balances when ambitious politicians use constitutional defiance as a pathway to higher office.