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“The facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois, even giving substantial deference to his assertions,” they said in a 3-0 ruling last week.

The judges found that the law in question requires “a great level of deference” to the president to decide when protest flashes into rebellion, and whether boots on the ground are warranted in response.

Has there been an institutional lack of curiosity, or a misplaced deference, in finding out about Andrew's activities?

"Even after affording great deference to the president's evaluation of the circumstances, we see insufficient evidence of a rebellion or danger of rebellion in Illinois," the court said.

A Universal spokesman told me that the label and the Lennon estate dropped it in deference to current sensitivities.