Yes, the US Marshall Service is part of the Department of Justice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service

And, although they operate under the direction of the Attorney General, the following brings up an interesting point:

The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the U.S. federal judiciary

If the court issues an order and the attorney general subsequently refuses to enforce that order, couldn’t the court then issue an order placing the attorney general under arrest?

    • vvilld@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 days ago

      They won’t but even if they hypothetically tried to, I doubt they could. We’re talking about Marshalls who have spent their career in the DoJ working alongside and for the Executive Branch. The courts try to tell the AG to order the Marshalls to do something and the AG refuses. So the courts try to deputize the Marshalls and give direct orders and we’re to expect the Marshalls will go against the people they’ve been loyal to their entire careers?

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        6·
        2 days ago

        They take the same Oath everyone else does. Not that that means anything, apparently, but maybe someone may take it seriously, some day.

        • vvilld@lemmy.world
          101·
          2 days ago

          I don’t believe a single cop out there has ever taken their oath seriously. ACAB

      • forrgott@lemm.ee
        4·
        2 days ago

        Oh, I wasn’t thinking they’d deputize a Marshall. Not that it makes any difference, though. Anybody with training sufficient for the job is probably a fucking pig Nazi anyway

        • anomnomEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          There are plenty of ex military with the training and ethics to choose from. But with the 6-4 SCROTUS? Fat chance.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Individual US States are a party to some of these lawsuits, and they have their own duly sworn law enforcement officers. I bet a Federal judge would be able to find NY State Troopers or Massachusetts State Police willing to enforce their orders if there is a judgement in favor of that State in court.