Outside the Beltway

Good news with a cautionary note.

Another entry into the ongoing performative politics of Ron DeSantis.

The process that could chance Alabama’s congressional delegation begins.

Yet more allegations.

A direct (albeit a tad snarky) statement on what reform we need.

The Justice responds to ethics charges.

Breaking news.

The Lawfare Podcast: Read With Me: The Trump Indictment.

In truth, not close to enough.

Vague terms of use.

Asset forfeiture may finally get reined in.

An unintended consequence of the drug trade.

What’s more important, appearances or action?

A legal defense without merit.

Shut it down for the day, because it isn’t going to get better than this one.

An extremely unlikely scenario.

When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

We’re in uncharted waters.

This time, it’s the feds.

A Brooklyn neighborhood is experimenting with a hybrid approach.

Dueling headlines give radically different impressions of the same case.

From the “you can’t this stuff up” file.

They join DC and San Francisco.

Applying nuanced judgement under the highest scrutiny is what we expect, but don’t often get.

A 5-4 ruling overturns a unanimous decision from 1985.

The stiffest punishment yet for a January 6 seditionist.

Seems about right.

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.

Who knew they got cell reception?

A regional chain registered it in 1989. Has it become generic?

The nation’s highest court has gone all woke.

The former president faces multiple criminal prosecutions.

The jury awarded $5 million in damages

The punishments are increasing as the worst of the worst are sentenced.

The worst of the worst Capitol Riot players have been brought to justice.

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

International law enforcement agencies have made hundreds of arrests.

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice’s wife is making a lot of money.

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Is a threat in the eye of the receiver or the issuer?

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

A few people are committing the lion’s share of petty thefts in America’s biggest city.

An outrageous political stunt.

It’s time to ban a growing and dangerous practice.

The questionable ethics of living a lavish lifestyle based on high office.

A sensible compromise on a controversial issue.

Legal analysts are skeptical.