"If he does try to defy the courts, he is effectively declaring war on the United States of America," Maddow said.

Just over a month into his second term, President Donald Trump is moving with haste to push legal battles over his executive actions to the Supreme Court, signaling an aggressive strategy to expand presidential power in the face of resistance from lower courts.

Georgia’s Supreme Court justices have unanimously elected a new top judge for the state. A Thursday news release from the court says Presiding Justice Nels Peterson is set to become Supreme Court chief justice on April 1.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KXII) - Former Tishomingo Mayor Dustin Rowe was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Monday. In November, Rowe was chosen to serve in the role. Rowe started his career in government at 18 when he served two terms as the youngest mayor in Oklahoma.

Georgia Supreme Court leadership is changing hands, with a new Chief Justice chosen unanimously by his peers on Thursday.