The blow brought upon the legal system Sunday evening is bigger, and more painful, than the identity of the judge who will determine the fate of the detainees in Case 4000. It isn’t just one case that was polluted—it’s the entire system.

There is no law, there is no justice in a system where a judge lets the state representative guide her on the number of days she should keep suspects in custody. There is no law, there is no justice in a system where a judge exchanges messages with a representative of one side of a legal proceeding, receives classified information from him and agrees to act surprised upon receiving the information in court.

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