Outside the Beltway

Less than a week after revealing that the F.B.I. was investigating the Trump campaign regarding ties with Russia, F.B.I. Director James Comey has been fired by President Trump.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in the appeal of an order barring travel from six Muslim countries, and it didn’t appear to go well for the attorneys defending the ban.

F.B.I. Director James Comey testified yesterday on the reasons he chose to publicly speak out just days before the 2016 election about the reopened Clinton email investigation.

A guilty plea in a particularly shocking case of police brutality.

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

Another Federal Court has found another Trump Executive Order unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court made it harder for states to keep fines and other payments in cases where defendants are exonerated.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in a case dealing with whether Missouri can deny a religious school from participating in a program to make school playgrounds safer.

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is hinting at a new Supreme Court vacancy this summer.

States are considering laws that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns, but such laws are probably unconstitutional.

Fulfilling a promise.

A top Trump campaign adviser was the subject of a FISA warrant for at least part of last year.

A big win for opponents of Voter ID laws.

The background of the United incident, from an aviation law and policy perspective.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

When life terms means almost three decades on the bench, fights will be fierce.

After a prolonged vacancy and a bitterly partisan confirmation process, Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed to succeed Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States.

As expected, Senate Republicans invoked the so-called ‘nuclear option’ to move the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch forward to a final vote on Friday.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, but its reasoning is questionable at best.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch even as it became inevitable that Republicans would be forced to invoke the ‘nuclear option’ to confirm him to the Supreme Court.

The ordinary and the extraordinary with the latest SCOTUS nomination.

With the exception of the mandatory Federal death penalty appeals, the legal process is basically over in the Charleston Church shootings.

Lt. General Michael Flynn wants immunity before he agrees to testify before Congress. This could be significant, or it could mean nothing at all.

Next week’s big news is likely to be the Senate’s vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, which could mean invocation of the so-called ‘nuclear option’ by Senate Republicans.

Let the games begin.

More fireworks on the second day of the questioning of Neil Gorsuch, but his confirmation nonetheless seems assured.

An apparent terror attack outside Parliament in London.

Day One of the questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch went very well, and it suggests that his path to confirmation is basically clear of serious obstacles.

Two big admissions from the Director of the F.B.I. today are likely to lead to real political headaches for the Trump Administration.

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin Monday morning, but it’s Senate Democrats who are in the hot seat.

Two more losses for the Trump Administration.

Senate Democrats are divided on how to approach the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, making it likely that he’ll be confirmed.

An unusual, if not unexpected, mass firing at the Justice Department on Friday afternoon.

South Korea removes a corrupt leader by peaceful means.

Hawaii is the first state to challenge the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim travel ban.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

The Supreme Court has decided to return the case involving a transgender student’s right to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity to the Fourth Circuit rather than deciding it during this term.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

The Supreme Court will now consider a case regarding whether or not a state can bar a former felon from accessing social media sites.

A military judge has rejected a motion to dismiss the case against Bowe Bergdahl based on comments made by Donald Trump when he was a candidate for President.

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer hinted that the Federal Government may stop giving deference to states that have legalized marijuana.

Malaysian police have evidence that seems to clearly link North Korea to the death of Kim Jong Il’s eldest son.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Maryland’s ban on certain so-called “assault weapons,” but it’s unclear if the Supreme Court will even take up the case.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding.

The President gathered supporters around him, and blatantly lied to them, so as to increase support for his policies.