Wednesday was a good day for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ordered a lower-court judge to dismiss the case against him. It was an even better day for American justice and the principle of separated powers that undergirds it. In a 2-1 ruling, Judges Neomi Rao and Karen Henderson granted Mr. Flynn’s request for a writ of mandamus directing federal Judge Emmet Sullivan or a replacement to dismiss the case as the Justice Department has requested. The ruling relies...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 24, 2020 23:15 UTC