Outside the Beltway

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.

Ten months ago, a group of people attacked a power substation in California. Who they were and why they did it remains a mystery.

The idea that Amanda Knox was subjected to what we consider “double jeopardy” doesn’t seem to withstand scrutiny.

The American justice system is unique.

Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being incredibly stupid.

On the day that news broke that Ezra Klein and Wonkblog are leaving the Washington Post, the Volokh Conspiracy made its debut there.

Only a tiny percentage of those in American prisons ever got a trial.

About 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah before the Supreme Court stay find themselves in an odd legal limbo.

A brain dead woman in Texas is being kept alive while a fetus that is still not viable grows inside of her.

Marijuana legalization is an issue that unites people across the political aisle.

For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

From Florida, a small victory for Fourth Amendment rights.

If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.

The latest news on the marijuana legalization front has led David Brooks and others to go into a completely pathetic panic.

A Federal Judge in New York upholds, for the most part, that state’s new gun control law.

Developments overnight in a small but controversial issue raised by the PPACA.

Watch your language in Wilson County, North Carolina.

.Many have tried to justify N.S.A. data mining on the theory that it could have prevented 9/11. Is that true?

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

Another Federal District Court ruling on the Constitutionality of the NSA’s data mining program, this time more favorable to the NSA.

Same-sex marriage remains the law of the land in one of the most conservative states in the nation, at least unless the Supreme Court says otherwise.

A man dressed as Santa was shot in the back with a pellet gun while handing out presents to underprivileged children in Southeast DC. Naturally.

A Montana man has been ordered to write “Boys do not hit girls” 5000 times after a brutal assault against his girlfriend.

In a new interview, Edward Snowden explains his motives for absconding from the country with NSA secrets.

A limited ruling out of Ohio with wide ranging implications.

There’s a potentially fatal legal argument looming out there for the PPACA.

A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.

Once again, the Administration has unilaterally changed the Affordable Care Act.

A 17th state legalizes gay marriage. There’s no turning back.

Does a determination that NSA data collection practices are likely unconstitutional mean that Edward Snowden’s actions were, in some sense, justified?

A potentially big legal setback for a big National Security Agency program.

An example of how copyright laws have been perverted to protect corporate interests rather than encourage artistic creativity.