Federalist judges claim to loathe judicial activism. To preserve the separation of powers, federalist judges restrict their rulings to the narrow set of facts and laws in front of them, and go not an inch further, lest their rulings impinge on the executive or legislative function.
But to find criminal immunity for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court’s federalist majority bucked all traditional and originalist leanings, and announced instead that the court would be “writing a rule for the ages” ...