Outside the Beltway

A Nurse in Utah stood up for her patient’s rights, and was harassed by the police for her efforts.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein regarding their exclusion from Presidential debates.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

The problematic nature of Arpaio’s tenure goes beyond just his contempt charge.

The president has abrogated his duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.

Authorities are being second-guessed over their handling of Saturday’s protests. Virginia gun laws are the more obvious problem.

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

The Mueller investigation continues.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

Finally, “law and order” Joe Arpaio gets what he has long deserved.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

President Trump’s weeklong effort to undermine his own Attorney General continues.

Reports are indicating that Donald Trump may be looking to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Rudy Giuliani.

Robert Mueller seems to be getting closer to the President, and the Administration is responding by seeking to undermine his investigation.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

Justice Kennedy is telling prospective law clerks for the term that beings in October 2018 that he is considering retiring at the end of the term that begins this October.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.

In light of a recent Supreme Court decision, the Federal Government is ending its defense of an effort to revoke the trademarks of the Washington Redskins.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving New Jersey’s challenge to a Federal law outlawing sports betting.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

The Supreme Court has once again declined to hear an appeal in a Second Amendment case.

The Supreme Court ruled today that states may not exclude church-run schools from an aid program with a wholly secular purpose.

In a decision that hands a victory to both sides, the Supreme Court has partly upheld, and partly lifted, the stay on President Trump’s Executive Order that banned travel from six majority-Muslim nations.

With tomorrow marking the end of the Court’s current term, there’s speculation that we could see Justice Anthony Kennedy stepping down.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on partisan gerrymandering in more than ten years, but opponents of the practice shouldn’t start celebrating just yet.

A van struck a crowd outside a London mosque late last night in an attack by a man who said he wanted to kill Muslims.

A hung jury in the Cosby sexual assault case results in a mistrial.

A Massachusetts teenager faces 20 years in prison for contributing to her boyfriend’s suicide via text message.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a Trump family member in the cross hairs.