Outside the Beltway

States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.

The Supreme Court will decide if Congress can override American foreign policy when it comes to declaring who has dominion over Jerusalem.

Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.

The die is cast.

Chief Justice Roberts lamented recently that an increasingly partisan confirmation process could mean that Justices who have contributed much to the Court would not be confirmed today. He’s right.

Hobby Lobby wins, but it’s unclear just how far this opinion will go.

Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.

The Supreme Court rules that Recess Appointments can only be made when there’s actually a Congressional recess.

Even the most ideologically divided members of the Supreme Court agree with each other 65% of the time.

The First Amendment protects government employees who testify truthfully.

Using a chemical to commit a purely domestic crime doesn’t make you an international criminal, the Supreme Court correctly decided today.

The Supreme Court has again ruled that prayers that open legislative sessions are not unconstitutional.

A bizarre case in Alabama highlights a more bizarre judicial precedent.

Today’s oral argument before the Supreme Court on the issue of police searches of cell phones and smartphones left much up in the air.

The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.

Yesterday the Supreme Court greatly expanded the circumstances under which police can rely on anonymous tips.

The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.

Hobby Lobby has a strong argument under RFRA but the precedent would be dangerous.

About 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah before the Supreme Court stay find themselves in an odd legal limbo.

Developments overnight in a small but controversial issue raised by the PPACA.

Another Federal District Court ruling on the Constitutionality of the NSA’s data mining program, this time more favorable to the NSA.

Same-sex marriage remains the law of the land in one of the most conservative states in the nation, at least unless the Supreme Court says otherwise.

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

Liberal leaders want Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire so President Obama can appoint her successor. She wants to hang around another decade.

The Supreme Court today struck down the most controversial part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A major Constitutional ruling from the Supreme Court.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.

Another body blow to the Fourth Amendment from the Supreme Court.

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.

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

If you can name at least one of these people, you know more than two-thirds of your fellow citizens.

Today, the Supreme Court decided that mandatory life sentences for juveniles violate the 8th Amendment.

The Solicitor General had another bad day in Court yesterday.

This week’s hearings in the Supreme Court caught many proponents of the Affordable Care Act off guard.

The Massachusetts Moderate has won the Conservative Political Action Conference poll for a fourth time.

The Supreme Court issued a somewhat muddled ruling on GPS tracking today.

In a desperate bid to save a floundering campaign, Rick Perry is willing to sacrifice important freedoms.

Perversely, highly qualified nominees for the courts are more likely to be rejected by Congress.

Supreme Court nominees were confirmed quite easily within recent memory. What’s changed?

A few liberal law professors say Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should resign now so President Obama can pick her successor.

The Supreme Court struck down a ban on the sale of violent video games to children, a victory for the First Amendment and parental authority.

Later this week, Clarence Thomas will have gone five years without asking a question during oral argument at the Supreme Court. Is that really a big deal?

Newt Gingrich for President ? You might want to think twice about that, Republicans.

Pat Leahy suggests allowing retired SCOTUS Justices fill in when a sitting member recuses himself. A great idea on paper, it won’t work in practice.

Are we nearing the point where presidents won’t be able to fill Supreme Court vacancies?