Outside the Beltway

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information about abortion.

The Supreme Court declined, for now, to hear the appeal of a Washington state florist who declined to provide services for a same-sex wedding. The issues it raises, though, are likely to return to the Court in the future.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

In an exceedingly narrow ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding reception. However, the ruling did not address the broader issues raised by the case.

The President’s constant attacks on the news media are meant for a single purpose, to undermine even accurate reporting about wrongdoing in his Administration.

With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.

Conservatives claim to support freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but they’ve utterly failed that test when it comes to their reaction to players who peacefully and respectfully kneel during the National Anthem.

A Federal Judge in New York has ruled that President Trump cannot block users from reading his tweets.

The Internet is a global platform. Should every country’s laws apply to everyone using it?

When “reasonable suspicion” and free speech collide.

For Donald Trump and his supporters, “Fake News” means any news that doesn’t shower enough praise on him.

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner last night, Donald Trump took his show on the road where he continued his long-standing attacks on the press. Unfortunately, it’s a message that resonates with his supporters.

Randa Jarrar was classless and contemptible, which is protected by the First Amendment. As a tenured state employee so is her job.

The parents of two of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing Alex Jones for falsely accusing them of lying about the deaths of their children.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

A woman who was fired after a photograph of her giving the middle finger to President Trump’s motorcade went viral is suing her former employer. She doesn’t have much of a case.

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

Under the proposal certain visa-seekers (such as China and India) would have to have their social media presence scrutinized.

Not surprisingly, John Bolton has some links to particularly shady people on the right.

Is Google acting as a good citizen here? Or abusing its market dominance?

A new report confirms that the White House has indeed required staffers to sign non-disclosure agreements that are clearly not enforceable.

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down a California law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information on abortion.

Anderson Cooper has interviewed adult film star Stormy Daniels for 60 Minutes, but lawyers for President Trump are apparently considering legal action to stop the report from airing.

The Judge presiding over the lawsuit brought by a group of Twitter users blocked by President Trump may have sent a hint about how she’s inclined to rule during a hearing this week.

The legal distinction between “personal capacity” and “official capacity” makes no sense for senior presidential appointees.

Yet more absurdity from Brussels, where regulators seemingly don’t understand how the Internet works.

Few Western democracies have anything quite like our First Amendment. This is a case where the United States gets it right. 

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

After yesterday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court seems poised to deal a major blow to public-sector unions.

China’s Xi Jinping solidified his hold on power well into the next decade over the weekend.

I don’t see how the state legislature making tax decisions on the basis of the public position an company takes is legal under the 14th Amendment. 

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could prove crippling to public employee unions across the nation.

Two classic pieces of American Literature have been banned from the curriculum in Duluth, Minnesota. This is a mistake.

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

Poland’s President has signed a controversial bill that purports to criminalize any effort to tie Poland to the Holocaust.

And a little Electoral College for good measure.

Another win for forces fighting partisan Gerrymandering.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

Who needs a First Amendment when you have lawyers willing to write threatening letters?

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

John McCain, George W, Bush, and Sarah Huckabee-Sanders had warning for us this week. We should heed them.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Previewing the next term of the Supreme Court, which starts today.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will hear a case that is likely to have a significant impact on the powers of public-sector unions.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

A stupid comment about Hurricane Harvey cost a Florida professor his job.

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

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

The First Amendment protects the rights even of the people who gathered in Charlottesville to promote hatred and violence, However, it does not shield them from the consequences of that speech.