Outside the Beltway

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

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals deals a setback to the gun rights movement.

He definitely wouldn’t appreciate it, but in some sense you can thank Robert Bork for the Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges.

In the space of one week, we’ve gone from 19 states that recognize same-sex marriage to 29. Soon, it will be 35.

Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.

In a logical extension of the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller, a Federal Judge has struck down D.C.’s law barring people from carrying handguns in public.

Another Circuit Court finds that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry a weapon in public.

Faster than many expected, same-sex marriage became the law again in California late yesterday.

The Supreme Court’s handling of standing in the two same-sex marriage cases likely seems contradictory to many outside observers.

Once again, national security wins and privacy loses.

A federal judge has ruled National Security Letters violate the First Amendment’s free speech guarantees.

The Obama Administration has weighed in on the Supreme Court’s other high profile same-sex marriage case.

The issue of same-sex marriage will be before the Supreme Court early next year.

Congress is trying to re-write a law that the Supreme Court found unconstitutional in June. Have they succeeded?

Possibly a big week for the Supreme Court.

The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.

With two weeks left in June, the Supreme Court is likely to be in the news quite a lot.

The case against Proposition 8 is headed to the Supreme Court.

The Solicitor General had another bad day in Court yesterday.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.

The Supreme Court issued a somewhat muddled ruling on GPS tracking today.

Newt Gingirch ups the ante in his rhetorical assault on judicial independence.

Newt Gingrich’s ideas about the role of the judiciary are very dangerous.

Newt Gingrich last night declared that he would abolish the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Like some other Republicans, Rick Santorum has an odd view of the judiciary.

The Supreme Court will have another interesting First Amendment case on its docket this Term.

What constitutes a true threat?

Prisons can be so overcrowded as to constitute cruel and inhuman punishment.

Xavier Alvarez lied about having been awarded the Medal Of Honor. Should that be a crime? The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals says no, and they’re right.

California’s Proposition 8 faced another legal test in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, and the day didn’t seem to go well for opponents of same-sex marriage.

The Pentagon has reinstated Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell under procedures that will make the discharge process more difficult. Which is good because it doesn’t look like DADT will be repealed any time soon.

What impact will Judge Walker’s decision on Proposition 8 have on politics in 2010 and beyond ?

U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker today declared California’s Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional, thus opening the latest front in the gay marriage wars.

The legal battle over immigration began today as the Obama Administration filed suit against Arizona over its new immigration law.