We’ve had numerous trees and power lines down, numerous homes that are damaged, and we are still handling emergencies.

The ruling leaves the immediate question of Elian’s custody back in the hands of the Justice Department. Reno is free to send marshals in to get the boy and reunite him with his father, but...

The federal government can simply come up with a court order that will force Lazaro Gonzalez to comply or otherwise face the prospect of going to jail.