Judge Thurston's Injunction Nullifies the Rule of Law at the Border

The republic was not born yesterday, yet it retains a habit of rediscovering one of its earliest lessons, namely that ambition must be made to counteract ambition. Madison’s memorable maxim presumes that each branch will defend its own turf, but this week the executive branch was told in open court to surrender prized ground. On April 29th, Judge Jennif…