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Trump is virtually in contempt of Court already. He's only been in power for two months, and he gets worse weekly. When Courts order Trump/Musk to rehire fired Federal workers, sometimes he does, then he puts them all on paid leave. He could care less. His immediate goal isn't to actually save money, it's to make government agencies dysfunctional. A Court perhaps might preserve a paid position, but it can't force Trump to let workers do their jobs.

Trump keeps offering retirement buy out offers to federal workers and makes the lives of those who don't accept miserable. He is methodically hollowing out U.S. agencies to the point of collapse. Court orders don't fix that.

Our nation is already in severe crisis and deteriorating daily, does Schumer expect Trump to play by normal rules and allow government to function normally now that Democrats helped Trump pass a budget to "keep it open?" The most powerful event that could have focused public attention on the magnitude of the danger we all face was a government shut down. Without a powerful public mobilization, Republicans in Congress are free to (for example) rubber stamp Trump's tax breaks for the rich, and medicaid cuts for the rest of us, with simple filibuster proof. majorities.

Which was more likely to break through the fog of theoretical business as usual, and mobilize the people for political warfare: a government shut down, or meekly signing on to the Republican game plan. The people will need to stand in Trump's way, the courts by themselves can't hold out for long, if Trump won't respect their authority.