Ellis: "The public also has an interest in its citizens' bodily integrity, the right to peaceful protest, the right to assemble, the right of peaceful free exercise of religion."

Ellis: "Moreover, the public has a strong interest in having a government that conducts itself fairly and according to its own stated regulations and policies."

"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort."

The constitutional order is under attack at every turn. The lawlessness seems to grow daily.