A medical professional’s independent assessment, obtained through proper channels, reported that she understood the nature of her decisions.

The judge declined to impose the emergency restrictions Warren’s lawyers had requested.

Evelyn gripped my hand under the table as we listened.

Afterward, outside the courthouse, Warren approached us again.

“This doesn’t end anything,” he said.

“No,” Evelyn replied evenly.

“But it means I get to keep deciding how I live while we resolve what actually belongs to whom.”

He turned to me.