NYT’s Brooks on Judge Dugan: It Strikes Me as Something Illegal, But It Also Strikes Me as Something Heroic

EXCERPT:

BROOKS: "Well, obviously they're trying to send a note of intimidation, not only to her, but to all judges and maybe to all Americans. But I -- I don't -- I don't yet know the specific details of this case, whether she escorted the guy out the jury door or whether she's let him. So that's all murky. I don't want to comment on this specific case. But especially on the issue of immigration, there are a lot of people who are appalled by what the administration is doing. And there will be times for civil disobedience. And to me, if she -- let's say she did escort this guy out the door. If -- if federal enforcement agencies come to your courtroom and you help a guy escape, that is two things. One, it strikes me as maybe something illegal, but it also strikes me as something heroic.”