Outside the Beltway

In his ruling on the ObamaCare cases, Chief Justices Roberts reached back to a judicial philosophy with roots in men like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Felix Frankfurter.

There is another explanation for the sometimes confusing nature of the dissent in the ObamaCare case.

If Roberts did switch his vote, it should not be considered odd.

Either the majority and dissenting opinions in NFIB v. Sebelius were among the sloppiest in Supreme Court history or the Chief Justice switched sides at the 11th hour.

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.

Chief Justice Roberts: “Although the breadth of Congress’s power to tax is greater than its power to regulate commerce, the taxing power does not give Congress the same degree of control over individual behavior.”

Chief Justice Roberts sided with a majority in upholding the individual mandate and, indeed, all but some trivial portions of the Affordable Care Act.

Thanks to a surprising decision by Chief Justice Roberts, the Affordable Care Act has survived the Constitutional challenges against it.

The US Supreme Court has struck down the Stolen Valor Act, which made it a federal crime to lie about military honors, on free speech grounds.

Regardless of how the Court rules on the Affordable Care Act, the upcoming election has the potential to reshape the Court for decades to come.

A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.

Justice Scaiia’s dissent in Arizona v. United States included many odd forays into areas that had nothing to do with the case before him.

There’s no evidence that Fast & Furious, whatever it was, was a conspiracy to lobby for tighter gun control laws.

In advance of tomorrow’s ruling, some pundits on the left are displaying some very odd views on the role of the law in American politics.

America’s Drug War has caused more problems for Mexico than Fast & Furious ever will.

At least one law student needs a refresher course in the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court left the most important part of SB1070 intact, but it faces serious challenges in the future.

Today, the Supreme Court decided that mandatory life sentences for juveniles violate the 8th Amendment.

An unsurprising decision from the Supreme Court.

The US Supreme Court has upheld the most controversial provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

It’s a wonder the Constitution gets followed at all.

One law professor suggests that we need to double the size of the Supreme Court. Is he right?

With the Supreme Court’s decision imminent, many supporters of the PPACA are starting to second guess the Obama Administration’s legal strategy.

President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay was impeached and removed from office this week.

Justice.

Sometimes, the law can be an ass.

The conspiracy theories regarding Fast And Furious are simply not believable, but that doesn’t mean the matter shouldn’t be investigated.

Fast and furious, or a lot of sound and fury signifying not too much?

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

Is there any legal merit to the Administration’s invocation of Executive Privilege?

The dispute between the Justice Department and the House of Representatives just became a bigger deal.

We don’t know what the Supreme Court will have to say about the Affordable Care Act, but their decision is already being attacked.

After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.

With two weeks left in June, the Supreme Court is likely to be in the news quite a lot.

The 1976 Pulitizer prize winner is phoning it in.