Outside the Beltway

Lie down with dogs you get up with fleas edition.

Even when it is focused on.

Political things are inherently political part the millionth.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

A historic ruling likely to be overturned.

Might not be bribery, but it’s still exerting influence.

A Pyrrhic victory in one of many cases against America’s mayor.

Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

He faces up to 17 years in prison.

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

So says a unanimous DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel.

The conspirator is living large while his victims go unpaid.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

Another sad data point about current politics.

It’s likely legal and almost certainly won’t matter.

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

She took a plea deal.

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

We need to do better.

It’s . . . complicated.

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

Yet again, the Court has told the state that it has to draw lines that accommodate its Black citizens.

We need reform.

Also: calls for his resignation.

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

The Justice Department claims the search giant abused its power.

A Republican lawmaker pleads guilty.

The 5th Circuit upholds a lower court ruling but narrows its scope considerably.

He was convicted of contempt of Congress.

So a court has ordered.

A federal court has ruled, now the question is one of damages.

State election officials are standing by for challenges to Trump’s right to run.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

A shift in the legal team in GA.

The airlines hate hidden city ticketing and are cracking down.

The DC district attorney’s office is looking into allegations of masssive tax fraud.

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

This makes four.

A seeming case of unequal justice.

Playing to type.

His lawyers and Democratic lawmakers are urging an exception.

Permanent felon disenfranchisement is unconstitutional.