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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) made a statement on April 7, 2023, regarding a federal judge's ruling.
In an interview on CNN's "AC360," she expressed her belief that the Biden administration should ignore the ruling, stating, "I believe that the Biden administration should ignore this ruling."
“The executive branch has an enforcement discretion,” Ocasio-Cortez also said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Sunday, calling the ruling “a mockery of our democracy and a mockery of our law.”
“This ruling is an extreme abuse of power. It is an extraordinary example of judicial overreach,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Ocasio-Cortez wasn’t the only Democrat who said the White House should ignore the ruling.
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said he believes the Biden administration had "the authority to ignore this ruling.”
The possibility of ignoring a ruling does exist, according to Jessica Waters, professor of law at American University.
"The executive branch, they have enforcement authority. So they get to decide", Waters told USA TODAY.
“The courts rely on the legitimacy of their rulings,” said Ocasio-Cortez. “We know that the executive branch has an enforcement discretion.”

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