Outside the Beltway

The preliminary hearing revealed a damning case against the shooter of a young black man.

Balancing social justice and criminal justice in a politically charged environment.

The system makes it next to impossible to punish bad cops.

The President of the United States is on the precipice of fascism.

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

The mayhem surrounding the demonstrations is drawing attention away from the grievance behind them.

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

The contrast could not be more clear.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

The President has reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act.

A stroll down memory lane.

The wheels of justice ran more swiftly than usual.

The President is sending a terrible message.

The President has been Twitter on their own platform. Now, he’s following through.

Are those who die in our wars more deserving than those who die in our stores?

Likely the right outcome but I wish I political motivation weren’t the default presumption.

The Barr DOJ’s attempt to retcon the Flynn case has created a major problem for Flynn.

A bizarre twist to a tragic story.

A look at the employment records of one of the men involved in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting.

Pandemonium during a pandemic.

SCOTUS and “faithless electors.”

We now have more context but not more relevant facts.

A seemingly innocent black man has been killed, sparking a wave of outrage.

And a broader discussion of the ongoing Tara Reade story.

An 8-1 rebuke from the nation’s highest court.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

How do we balance societal and individual rights during a pandemic?

The grand jury was disbanded, so there was no need to continue the coercion tactic.

A case that should never have made it to the Supreme Court.

Lee Boyd Malvo may be eligible for parole in two years.

The venerable youth organization has fallen on hard times.

The policy was undeniably harmful and unconstitutional. Is it forgivable?

The Attorney General claims to be frustrated by Presidential tweets that undermine his department.

A feminist icon offers some advice her allies will not want to hear.

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

The Commonwealth is about to become the 38th State to ratify the Nixon-era Amendment.

Prosecutors in two Virginia counties have announced that they will decline to prosecute low-level drug possession cases.

In just three years in office, Donald Trump has succeeded in taking huge steps in transforming the judiciary for decades to come.

The truth is that many voters are paying attention to issues that have nothing to do with impeachment or simply ignoring politics altogether.

A newly filed lawsuit seeks to blunt expected efforts in 2020 to “ratify” the Equal Rights Amendment even though it effectively died nearly 40 years ago.

Willie Simmons is 61 years old. He’s spent the last 38 years in prison for stealing $9.00 thanks to what clearly appears to be an unjust and overly hard “habitual offender” statute. His story is far too common.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the PPACA”s individual mandate unconstitutional but left the fate of the rest of the law unresolved.

Late last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a trio of cases healing with subpoenas for the President’s financial records.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a Mississippi law that banned nearly all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.

Lindsey Graham is the latest Senator to make clear that he’s already made up his mind on impeachment.