Outside the Beltway

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

This makes four.

A seeming case of unequal justice.

Playing to type.

His lawyers and Democratic lawmakers are urging an exception.

Permanent felon disenfranchisement is unconstitutional.

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

And they make an argument for lawlessness.

The one we’ve all been waiting for.

Breaking news.

He is not a master criminal.

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

The trial judge had a conflict of interest.

Inter-generational power is a thing.

Legislature poised to approve new districts that appear to violate a federal court order.

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

The taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for . . . something.

How far should the government be able to go?

The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.

The Supreme Court sided with an anti-gay website designer.

The central question remains unresolved.

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

Good news with a cautionary note.

Another entry into the ongoing performative politics of Ron DeSantis.

The process that could chance Alabama’s congressional delegation begins.

Yet more allegations.

A direct (albeit a tad snarky) statement on what reform we need.

The Justice responds to ethics charges.

Breaking news.

The Lawfare Podcast: Read With Me: The Trump Indictment.

In truth, not close to enough.

Vague terms of use.

Asset forfeiture may finally get reined in.

An unintended consequence of the drug trade.

What’s more important, appearances or action?

A legal defense without merit.

Shut it down for the day, because it isn’t going to get better than this one.

An extremely unlikely scenario.

When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

We’re in uncharted waters.

This time, it’s the feds.

A Brooklyn neighborhood is experimenting with a hybrid approach.

Dueling headlines give radically different impressions of the same case.

From the “you can’t this stuff up” file.

They join DC and San Francisco.

Applying nuanced judgement under the highest scrutiny is what we expect, but don’t often get.

A 5-4 ruling overturns a unanimous decision from 1985.