How does the supreme court enforce its decisions?

“The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior courts that the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” ..... As the Court cannot enforce its decisions, it relies on the Federal authorities to do this. read more

The US Supreme Court can't enforce its decisions; this limitation is one of the checks on the power of the Judicial branch. The Court must rely on the Executive branch to ensure the order the Supreme Court is carried out. read more

That the Supreme Court has no power to enforce its decisions is a fundamental tenet of the American balance of powers. Fairly early in the Republic, the US Supreme Court decided the case of Worcester v. read more

Once a decision has been made, the Supreme Court does not have the ability to enforce its rulings. This can only be done by the Executive and Legislative branches of government. When segregation in southern schools was declared unconstitutional in 1954, nothing happened in the south. It took until 1957 for the decision to actually be enforced. read more