Outside the Beltway

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

With the exception of the mandatory Federal death penalty appeals, the legal process is basically over in the Charleston Church shootings.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding.

By the end of last night’s oral argument, at least two of the three judges hearing the appeal of the stay on the President’s Muslim travel ban appeared to be skeptical of the Federal Government’s arguments.

Two new polls show that most Americans oppose President Trump’s ban on travel from seven majority Muslim countries, but that most Republicans support it.

The Federal Judge presiding over Dylann Roof’s murder trial suggested late last week that Roof may not presently be competent to stand trial. This does not mean that he’ll be set free, though.

Good riddance.

Wherein an initial attempt to understand something seen on Facebook leads to ruminations on religious liberty.

The Supreme Court begins another term faced with the prospect of having to spend much of their time dealing with the fact that they’re short a member.

A high-level French Court has struck down the ban on the so-called ‘burkini’ adopted by many towns along the French Riviera.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

Of course Donald Trump responded to a Gold Star Father in the worst possible way.

More than any politician that spoke last night, it was the father of a fallen solider who stole the night.

Once again, the GOP platform is turning into a surrender to social conservatives on issues such as same-sex marriage and transgender rights.

Mississippi tried to provide special protection to opponents of same-sex marriage and transgender rights. A Federal District Court Judge, properly, finds the law to be unconstitutional.

A third major ISIS-inspired or planned attack in three weeks.

The Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a pharmacist who objects to providing the ‘morning after’ pill.

Americans have increasingly come to view their political opponents as not just wrong, but evil, stupid, and immoral. That’s not something that makes for a healthy representative democratic republic.

Donald Trump has insinuated that President Obama is not fighting the War On Terror aggressively because he somehow identifies with terrorists.

Donald Trump responded to the attack on the Pulse nightclub by renewing his call to ban members of an entire religion from coming to the United States.