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The Supreme Court did something quite strange this week—and for the first time in a long time, it was not obviously for the benefit of President Donald Trump. Since Oct. 17, the justices have been considering whether to grant a stay of a lower-court order blocking the National Guard’s deployment in Chicago. When the court finally took action on Wednesday, however, it did not issue a decision either way; instead, it requested further briefing on a question that the parties largely ignored but that could cut decisively against the government. SCOTUS also kept the injunction in place while it awaits those filings, which are due Nov. 17.

In some respects, Wednesday’

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