Outside the Beltway

There is a frustration and a growing sense that the American political system is illegitimate.

President Trump is reportedly considering the 47-year-old Utah Senator to replace Anthony Kennedy.

It’s been eight years since we’ve seen a Supreme Court retirement, and despite speculation there were none announced today.

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

In a 5-4 party-line vote, the High Court declared that the Constitution and Federal Law give the President broad authority over immigration.

The Supreme Court has largely rejected a challenge to state and Federal redistricting maps in the State of Texas.

A 9-0 ruling side-stepped the broader issue of to what extent purely political considerations may be applied.

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

The Trump Administration is declining to defend the Affordable Care Act in Court, arguing that the individual mandate is now unconstitutional because the tax penalty has been eliminated.

In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.

It’s been 441 days since Donald Trump held a full-fledged Presidential press conference. Does anyone care?

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. It didn’t appear to go well for the challengers.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday on the issue of whether online sellers can be required to collect sales taxes, and the status of the issue remains as confused as ever.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the second partisan gerrymandering case of the term, and once again they appear to be divided.

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

A group of twenty states have revived an old argument to mount a new legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

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

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.

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.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court accepted a case that will determine whether the Fourth Amendment allows law enforcement to obtain location data without a search warrant.

John McCain said that Senate Republicans will unite to block any Supreme Court appointment by a President Hillary Clinton.

The Supreme Court at its best and therefore its most frustrating.

Another Republican Senator has broken ranks and called for hearings on the nomination of Merrick Garland, as another poll shows most Americans support hearings as well.

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79.