Outside the Beltway

It’s going to be a long four years.

We’re about to test the limits of existing copyright law.

The ruling could be more impactful than Dobbs. Or render Dobbs less impactful.

It’s easy if you try.

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

A narrow ruling in a civil case could have huge consequences.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

They’ve punted to the DC Circuit.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

The Justice Department claims the search giant abused its power.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

The former president faces multiple criminal prosecutions.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

It would be an abuse of power.

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

The Attorney General can’t please everyone, so he’s got to please himself.

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

Another frivolous suit making a mockery of the American tort system.

A comparison of the two texts.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

Not so conservative.

At least not right away. But it’s quite possible by 2040.

Oral arguments on the biggest abortion case in decades will be heard today.

The Lone Star State has enacted some peculiar new laws.

Despite a rising groundswell of support, the obvious solution to our crisis has not been implemented.

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

Could the Vice President end the filibuster herself?

Historical precedents fall apart when we’re in a truly unprecedented time.

A legally correct but maddening ruling.

What has the Supreme Court wrought?

Congress forgot to disestablish a Creek Reservation created by treaty in 1833 and 1856 when it made Oklahoma a state in 1909.

A seemingly obvious result that isn’t.

A reprise of an almost identical case with a different group of Justices–and the Chief Justice switching sides.

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

This is no ordinary recession.

What difference at this point does it make?

Late last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a trio of cases healing with subpoenas for the President’s financial records.

Yesterday’s hearing before the House Judiciary Committee did a good job of explaining how the facts of the Ukraine scandal meet the Constitution’s definition of impeachable offenses.

Late yesterday, the Supreme Court put a temporary hold on an order that would give Congress access to the President’s financial documents.

A Federal District court Judge in Alabama has blocked implementation of that state’s latest attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade

The White House is doubling down on its illegitimate stonewalling of valid Congressional document requests.

President Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve Chairman is stating the blindingly obvious about the ongoing trade war, so of course the President labeled him an enemy.

Increased focus on conservative efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade appears to be rallying public support for abortion rights.