Outside the Beltway

Support for legalizing marijuana continues to grow slowly but surely.

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments do not prevent the police from compelling you to unlock your phone if you used fingerprint scan technology to lock it, Virginia Judge has ruled.

Not surprisingly, a law passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks has been used mostly for things that have nothing to do with terrorism.

Reports from the Justice Department seem to be laying the groundwork for more disappointment for those hoping for charges against Officer Darren Wilson.

Just over one year ago, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was attacked by his son, revealing problems with our mental health system that have yet to be adequately addressed.

Another school shooting.

What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.

Law enforcement remains unhappy about the recent changes that will make it harder to break into a locked smartphone.

The numbers don’t lie.

Does the seriousness of a crime vary depending on the gender of the parties involved?

It appears that there will be no Federal charges against George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin. This is not a surprise.

Facts are stubborn things.

A fired Oklahoma worker beheaded a woman and was attacking another when he was shot. Workplace violence? Or terrorism.

Well, that punishment didn’t last for very long.

The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.

A once rising GOP star hits bottom.

Two men in North Carolina are free after spending 31 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

Lawsuits against the theater where 12 people were murdered in 2012 may go forward.

There is a good possibility that Darren Wilson could be acquitted in the shooting of Michael Brown.. Are the protesters ready to accept that reality?

What you think about the events in Ferguson depends quite a lot on whether you’re black or white.

We should not tolerate them acting otherwise.

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri isn’t calming down.

The shooting of Michael Brown is just another example of an ongoing problem.

Former Reagan speechwriter and gun control activist Jim Brady’s death has been ruled a homicide. No, there was no foul play involved—at least not recently.

Could John Hinckley, Jr. face murder charges 30 years after his attempted assassination of President Reagan?

In some sense, justice has prevailed.

The trial of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife opened yesterday, and it sounded more like a soap opera than a legal proceeding.

Good intentions, bad results.

To some extent, we seem to be becoming overprotective.

The law’s insane over-reaction to teen “sexting” has gotten even more insane in one Virginia County.

Hobby Lobby Is an important decision, but it’s one that the Supreme Court handed down a week earlier that will have the widest impact.

The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.

It turns out there was much less to that Scott Walker document dump than the press coverage claimed.

Once again, Republicans are attacking someone for doing a job the Bill of Rights itself makes necessary and important.

Justice delayed, but justice nonetheless.

Next term, the Supreme Court will try to decide when online speech crosses the line and becomes a criminal threat.

Ahmed Abu Kattalah, the alleged ringleader of the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, has been arrested.

A turning point in public opinion?