Outside the Beltway

Fifth Amendment? They don’t need no Fifth Amendment, apparently.

The string of victories for same-sex marriage continues as a Federal Judge rules that the Commonwealth of Kentucky must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.

The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.

For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.

A limited ruling out of Ohio with wide ranging implications.

A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.

Once again, the Administration has unilaterally changed the Affordable Care Act.

A 17th state legalizes gay marriage. There’s no turning back.

A Federal District Court Judge struck down part of Utah’s law against polygamy brought by the stars of TLC’s “Sister Wives.”

In 1789, George Washington took office after being elected by only a small portion of the population of the U.S. Does that mean he wasn’t “democratically elected?”

The next Attorney General of Virginia will be named Mark. And that’s about all we really know at this point.

And New Jersey makes 14.

Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.

An historic same-sex marriage ruling out of New Jersey.

A case out of New Mexico presents an interesting collision of First Amendment rights and anti-discrimination values.

A Federal Judge has declared the NYPD’s “stop & frisk” policy to be unconstitutional.

A major ruling on recognition of same-sex marriages out of Ohio.

The marriage equality battle is entering its next phase.

The future legal impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage was on full display in two cases out of Michigan.

People are looking to New Jersey as the next same-sex marriage battleground, but it’s not going to be an easy fight.

The Court may have “punted” the Proposition 8 ruling, but it is likely to have a wide-ranging impact both in California and nationwide.

Absent DOMA, the Full Faith and Credit Clause would seem to make gay marriage legal across the land.

The 5-4 ruling was much more sweeping than needed to strike down DOMA.

On the whole, a complete victory for advocates of same-sex marriage today at the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court’s decision on Affirmative Action in education didn’t go as far as many thought it would, but it’s future in the near-term seems fairly clear.

Why did House Republicans vote overwhelmingly for a bill that their own theories would find to be unconstitutional?

It’s going to be another eventful month for the Supreme Court.

Justice Ginsburg made some interesting comments about Roe v. Wade recently. Could they be a signal about where the Court is headed on gay marriage?

The Defense Of Marriage Act didn’t fare very well during today’s Supreme Court oral arguments.

Today’s hearing on Proposition 8 left some wondering if the Court may end up punting the case away.

DOMA’s trip to SCOTUS was practically baked into the legislation.

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

Separate, it turns out, is not equal.

A federal judge poses an interesting question in a case over Obama’s contraceptive mandate.

Another loss in the Federal Courts for the Defense Of Marriage Act.

The Supreme Court seems likely to severely limit the use of race-based preferences at public universities

Another legal victory for the Obama campaign in Ohio.

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

A clear victory for the Obama campaign in an Ohio Court, but will it stand on appeal?

..because apparently we can apply a modern definition of “arms” to the constitution, but not modern understandings of the word “citizens.”

The fact that someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean they’re evil

What does the US Constitution actually provide in terms of guidance for governance?

While it upheld the Affordable Care Act today, the Supreme Court also placed some clear limits on Congressional power. That’s a good thing.