Outside the Beltway

There may be no exit.

It’s good to be king.

It is one helluva a catch

The saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to underscore the immoral nature of this presidency and its power goals.

Some less optimistic thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling.

A unanimous Supreme Court has ordered the administration to comply with a lower court order.

A seemingly obvious ruling was nonetheless 5-4.

Part of our current quandary.

Trying to upend 150 years of legal understanding with the stroke of a sharpie.

Going out on another unforced error

Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Barrett sided with the Court’s liberals.

Trump’s Deputy AG nominee is an promising choice

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

It would be nice if it just happened without any help.

The predicted has happened.

Perfectly sensible suggestions that are unconstitutional, politically infeasible, or both.

Some interesting, if unworkable, ideas.

Expect an appeal and a long wait

Who are you going to believe, the WSJ or your lying eyes?

Impeach the Justices! Pack the Court!

Immunity leading to impunity?

All of the legal remedies are impossible.

Too little, too late.

Too much deference to the president, but the trial will continue.

Cruel punishment is not unusual.

The court amplified its power at the expense of the administrative state.

Apparently, ex post facto payments are cool.

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

A reasonable ruling clarifying a poorly-written prior opinion.

He may be under-estimating.

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

A non-ruling by the Supreme Court is being touted as something else.

Gaming the appointment process.

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

Well, more than two…

Immunity edition.

A republic if you can keep it, indeed.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

A longstanding precedent may be in jeopardy.

The ruling could be more impactful than Dobbs. Or render Dobbs less impactful.

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

It’s easy if you try.

An unsurprising result.

If so, he’ll almost surely win bigly.

There is no denying that he was consequential.

The Supreme Court has effectively derailed the main criminal case against the likely Republican nominee.

I know a fireable offense when I see it.