Outside the Beltway

Continuing the discussion from earlier this week on hate crimes.

The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.

Republicans attack an attorney for doing his job. So much for that whole “constitutional conservative” thing, I guess.

Yesterday the Supreme Court greatly expanded the circumstances under which police can rely on anonymous tips.

The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.

Perhaps some justice for the casualties in the War On Drugs

Does it really matter why Fraizer Glenn Miller murdered three people in Kansas?

Someone needs to give the Mayor of Warren, Michigan a lesson on what the First Amendment means.

Wisconsin recently became the third state to criminalize revenge porn. Why is it still legal in the other 47?

If a decision by the Senate Press Gallery stands, SCOTUSBlog’s ability to cover the Supreme Court will be significantly restricted.

An unsurprising result in a lawsuit that never should have been filed

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week in an important First Amendment case.

The Second Amendment isn’t broken, and you don’t fix things that aren’t broken.

Despite the fact that she asserted her right against self-incrimination, a House Committee has voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to testify.

An appeal declined, but an issue that remains outstanding.

President Obama has gotten more federal judges confirmed at every level than his predecessor had at this point.

Fifth Amendment? They don’t need no Fifth Amendment, apparently.

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

Ray Rice celebrated his aggravated assault indictment by marrying his victim.

Are student athletes employees? According to an NLRB hearing officer they are, but that’s hardly the end of the story.

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.

The Supreme Court turns down a case dealing with student’s First Amendment rights.

From Massachusetts, a ruling that might make little sense to the lay person but which seems to be right on the law.

Another Circuit Court finds that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry a weapon in public.

Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.