Outside the Beltway

We have crossed Putin’s red line.

The wrong solution for a real problem.

In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

Trump is significantly outpeforming his 2020 results in New York and Florida. It doesn’t matter.

Should military officers substitute their judgment for the Commander-in-Chief’s?

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

Spoiler: the same people often work at both

Taking a closer look at Cooper, Kelly, and Shapiro

Some interesting, if unworkable, ideas.

All of the legal remedies are impossible.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

A longstanding project inches forward.

It’s easy if you try.

A truly insane proposition.

Gregg Abbott is now defying the U.S. Supreme Court, forcing a showdown.

A literal Mexican stand-off.

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

When checks and balances aren’t enough.

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

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

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

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

Why is the Senate pretending to do that which it can’t possibly do?

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A mere technicality?

The inmates are running the asylum.

The 5th Circuit upholds a lower court ruling but narrows its scope considerably.

State election officials are standing by for challenges to Trump’s right to run.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

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

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

Should the government need a warrant to get information it can buy on the open market?

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Don’t blame the primary author of The Federalist for our current mess.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling an unfavorable ruling.

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

The January 6 Committee recommends invoking the Insurrection Clause.

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

The Department of Justice takes an utterly unsurprising, but important step in the Mar-a-lago document case