Outside the Beltway

The debate is ultimately academic.

As early as tomorrow, the Supreme Court could issue its ruling in the latest Obamacare case. Depending on the ruling, Republicans could find themselves in a political firestorm.

It’s been obvious from the moment the news broke that the murders in Charleston were rooted in racism, but some Republicans have had trouble acknowledging that.

A 19 year old from Indiana faces a quarter century as a registered sex offender because he met a girl who lied about her age.

The murders in Charleston have revived a debate that should have been over a long time ago.

The Supreme Court ruled that states don’t have to grant license plates that display the Confederate flag. Their decision has the potential to seriously harm the First Amendment.

Nine people died overnight in a shooting at an historic African-American Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Cardinals executives were doing a little more than just stealing signs, apparently.

It could cost you $250 to say “F- Arlington” if you happen to be in Arlington when you say it.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court let stand a ruling striking down North Carolina’s mandatory ultrasound law.

Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but it’s illegal under Federal Law. Because of that, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed a claim by resident who was fired when he tested positive for pot.

A new Michigan law allows religious-affiliated adoption agencies to turn away parents for religious reasons, and it seems fairly obvious what the target is in this case.

The head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has resigned in the wake of criminal charges for covering up sexual abuse of children.

A Federal Appeals Court In Washington has ruled that the military tribunal convictions of one group of Guantanamo Bay detainees was unconstitutional.

The Iowa Supreme Court strikes a blow for liberty.

A Judge in Cleveland has found that there is probable cause to charge a Cleveland Police Officer with murder in the death of Tamir Rice, but that is hardly the end of the matter.

Before the end of the month, the Supreme Court could issue a ruling that ends subsidies for the vast majority of people who bought insurance under the PPACA, and the political battles are already starting.

A new North Carolina law allows government employees to decline to perform their jobs by claiming it violates their “religious liberty.”

Jawbone is suing Fitbit for infringing a patent that should never have been granted.

The American people don’t believe that liberty should be sacrificed in the name of security, but their leaders largely don’t care.

So much for freedom of speech.

Kansas Republicans are threatening to cut off funding for the entire state judicial system if the state’s Supreme Court strikes down a law the legislature likes.

In a case that took seven months to decide, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Presidency’s broad authority in foreign affairs, and inserted itself just a little bit in the thorny politics of the Middle East.

In a setback for the gun rights movement, the Supreme Court has let stand a San Francisco law that places tough restrictions on handgun ownership.

Turkey’s governing party suffered big setbacks at the ballot box yesterday.

The highest court in New York state has ruled that an undocumented immigrant brought to the U.S. as a child can be admitted to practice law.

Being required to demonstrate competency in liberal arts to teach is racially discriminatory, a federal judge has ruled.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been charged criminally for its role in covering up sexual abuse of children by Priests.

A new poll shows that Americans have moved to the left on a wide variety of social issues.

The Senate passed a bill that renews, and modifies, the Patriot Act

FIFA’s President surprised everyone today by resigning, but he’s likely to stay in power for as long as another ten months.

The agency that runs Washington D.C.’s mass transit has banned all political ads after Pamela Gellar attempted to run an advertisement featuring a drawing of Mohammed.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was refused a job because of her hijab.

The Supreme Court has narrowed the means by which Federal prosecutors can prosecute someone for making statements online that could be perceived as threats.

Many provisions of the Patriot Act lapsed at midnight, but apparently the world hasn’t ended.

Starting tomorrow, we can expect to see the Supreme Court hand down decisions in some of its most high profile cases. Here’s a preview.

Martin O’Malley is running for President for some reason.

The Senate returns tomorrow to try to pass an extension of the PATRIOT Act before it expires, but it may not be able to do so.

The next shoe drops in the Dennis Hastert case.

Another step forward toward ending a U.S. policy regarding Cuba that was outdated twenty years ago.

If a Russian solider dies, it’s now a secret thanks to a new decree signed by the Russian President.

A new poll shows that nearly seven in ten Americans believe that people who are terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives with the help of a doctor.

A woman discharged from the Marine Corps for violating multiple direct orders is fighting to the highest military court.

Despite a veto from the state’s Governor, today Nebraska became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Hopefully, others will follow.