Here’s Why the President Keeps Ignoring the Law: Noah Feldman

Donald Trump’s disregard for the rule of law is as clear as it could be. Consider that the three justices he appointed to the Supreme Court all joined a middle-of-the-night emergency decision blocking the unlawful deportation of more Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador — after the court had already ruled 9-0 that no one should be deported without a hearing first.

But you can’t cure a disease without a diagnosis. To fight back against Trump, the country and the courts need to understand why he’s waging war on law, not just that he is.

Tempting though it may be to ...