Like his recent predecessors, President Obama has moved on policy and personnel in ways designed to avoid the time-consuming gridlock that sometimes results from procedures mandated and constraints imposed by the Constitution. But in this election season, candidates on both the left and right need to show humility, restraint, and patience.

Early summer is the season for Supreme Court rulings, and few boil the pot more than those having to do with religion. So in this parade of headline-grabbing judicial decisions, when the Court ruled on subjects ranging from terrorism to Internet porn, what happened to God? Richard Garnett reports.