Outside the Beltway

A group of 21 states has filed a petition to review the F.C.C.’s recent net neutrality rule changes, but it faces an uncertain future.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in an important case dealing with the circumstances under which voters can be purged from the voting rolls.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

A Federal Judge has put a hold on the impending end of the DACA program.

Roy Moore isn’t giving up, but he can’t stop the inevitable.

Three U.S. cities are suing the Federal Government over the failure to properly report military convictions to the national gun background check database.

Late yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down the latest version of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

A Judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit against the President based on two provisions of the Constitution that had never been ruled on before.

One for the textbooks.

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

The Supreme Court held oral argument in a case that pits First Amendment rights against the rights of LGBT Americans.

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.

The Supreme Court heard argument today in a case challenging a 1992 law barring sports gambling in all but a handful of states, and the Justices appeared skeptical of the law.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in what could end up being a landmark case on the issue of the scope of Fourth Amendment rights in the 21st Century.

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.

A Federal Judge in California has entered an order permanently blocking a Trump Administration effort to deny funding to so-called sanctuary cities.

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.

A Trump Campaign official has been charged with and pled guilty to charges of lying to the F.B.I. regarding contacts with Russian officials.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

President Trump sinks even lower.

Two Federal Judges have issued orders blocking the latest version of President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Yet another lawsuit against yet another controversial Trump Administration policy.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

A Federal Judge has blocked enforcement of a Dept. of Justice policy purporting to block funding to so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’

80% of GOP voters approve of Trump. This explains GOP behavior in large measure.

At some point, it will be time to move on.

The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The Trump Administration has suffered another Court defeat related to the President’s Muslim Travel Ban.

As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

Another Trump lie.

A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein regarding their exclusion from Presidential debates.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

The dangers of the tyranny of the majority have only magnified.

Some Presidents knew how to respond to racism and hatred. The current President doesn’t.

A new report indicates that Trump campaign officials were seeking contact with Russian officials earlier than we thought.

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.