[inquest]

Then maybe I exercised a poor choice of words. The school principle has a legal mandate to provide a particular service. By pursuing that mandate, I said he was "administering" the law, in the sense that he's carrying the law into effect. The police officer, on the other hand, is enforcing the law. The law is just as much in effect - that is, just as binding on those subject to it - whether the officer chooses to enforce it or not in a particular instance. Does that clear it up?

[general_re]

Indeed. One might even say that the settled law regarding the Establishment Clause is binding upon Judge Moore, whether he decides to adhere to it or not ;)