Outside the Beltway

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.

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

Really not much to add on this one

Trump betrayed his oath. That should disqualify him from office. That’s the whole point of section 3 of the 14th.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

They’ve punted to the DC Circuit.

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

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

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

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

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

We need reform.

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

Legislature poised to approve new districts that appear to violate a federal court order.

The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.

The Supreme Court sided with an anti-gay website designer.

The central question remains unresolved.

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

Good news with a cautionary note.

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

The Justice responds to ethics charges.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

Dueling headlines give radically different impressions of the same case.

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

The nation’s highest court has gone all woke.

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

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.

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

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

A sensible compromise on a controversial issue.

The court declined to review a preacher’s lawsuit against my alma mater.