The Trump Administration has imposed economic sanctions on eight individual members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court. Members of the Court, who are loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, issued a ruling annulling the opposition-led National Assembly in March. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement, “The Venezuelan people are suffering from a collapsing economy brought about by their government’s mismanagement and corruption. Members of the country’s Supreme Court of Justice have exacerbated the situation by consistently interfering with the legislative branch’s authority.”
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The Interdependent Third Branch
Tracking court organization, administration, structure, and strategy
The Interdependent Third Branch 