Outside the Beltway

The inevitable response to announcements by the big box stores that they would not sell guns to those under 21 has arrived.

In Defense One, Butch Bracknell and I explain “Why ‘Different Spanks for Different Ranks’ Are Often Justified.”

The President suffered a setback in his other job yesterday.

A group of twenty states have revived an old argument to mount a new legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Is it legal for retail businesses to restrict gun sales based on age? The short answer appears to be yes.

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether an American company can be required to turn over data stored on servers located overseas.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate Federal laws against marijuana use and possession.

Yet another top appointee is in the awkward position of having to defend himself from the Tweeter-in-Chief.

A German court has ruled that the EU’s “right to be forgotten” does not require search engines to verify sites are free from malicious content before listing them.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules that existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.

After yesterday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court seems poised to deal a major blow to public-sector unions.

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

The President would like to copy Singapore’s zero-tolerance policy. The US Constitution stands in his way.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could prove crippling to public employee unions across the nation.

Presidents are much more constrained in issuing and rolling back regulations than they or the public think.

The Mueller investigation moves forward.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller four separate Federal appellate courts have ruled that state and local laws banning “assault weapons” do not violate the Second Amendment.

Continuing a long-standard tradition, the Trump Administration claims it doesn’t need to get legal authorization to keep American troops in Syria.

Continuing a pattern that has gone on for eight years now, the Supreme Court has declined to hear another appeal regarding a Second Amendment challenge to state gun control laws.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has redrawn the state’s Congressional Districts based on its recent ruling finding the current map to be unconstitutional partisan Gerrymandering. It makes a lot more sense than the map the state is currently using.

The Russia probe charges Alex Van Der Zwaan made false statements about past communications with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates.

Mueller tightens the screws even further.

Phil Carter makes an interesting argument but he’s ultimately mistaken.

From the F.B.I. on down, there were multiple warnings that could have prevented Wednesday’s tragedy in Parkland, Florida.

A significant and important development in the Russia investigation that shows that President Trump’s claim that the stories of Russian interference in the 2016 election were “Fake News” is completely untrue.

Another day, another Court ruling against the Trump Administration.

Another school shooting, this time in Florida.

Another Federal Judge has placed a hold on President Trump’s order to end DACA.

Israeli police have recommended that charges be brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whether that damages him politically remains to be seen.

The Department of Education announced yesterday that it will no longer investigate civil rights complaints from transgender students regarding bathroom access in public schools.

A Federal Court in New York City is set to hear argument tomorrow in a case that essentially argues that a large swath of Federal laws regarding marijuana are unconstitutional.

The Judge presiding over a case dealing with Trump’s proposed border wall expressed doubts about the project. The President will no doubt be irked by the identity of that Judge.

Yet another top Trump administration official has resigned.

Bret Stephens thinks so.

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

Donald Trump’s own lawyers are afraid he can’t help but lie to such an extent that he should not sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

The Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling requiring the legislature to redraw the state’s Congressional District map.

A confusing new report from the Washington Post.

The two most important allegations in the Nunes memo appear to be complete lies.

National Review legal analyst David French argues that the Nunes memo actually undermines the central claim its proponents were seeking to bolster.

What seems like a nothingburger story from CNN.

The lead story on Yahoo News at the moment, courtesy People magazine (“Robert Wagner Now Considered a ‘Person of Interest’ in Wife Natalie Wood’s Mysterious Death”):

Chelsea Manning is running for Senate, but she may be violating military regulations by doing so.

Yet another demand for a loyalty pledge from a law enforcement official by a President under investigation.

Embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has dodged a bullet, but still faces uncertain prospects for reelection.

Andrew McCabe has stepped down as the FBI’s number two after months of attacks from President Trump.

With the Administration set to commit the United States to a forever war in Syria, it’s time for Congress to act.