Outside the Beltway

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

The Mueller investigation continues.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

Finally, “law and order” Joe Arpaio gets what he has long deserved.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

President Trump’s weeklong effort to undermine his own Attorney General continues.

Reports are indicating that Donald Trump may be looking to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Rudy Giuliani.

Robert Mueller seems to be getting closer to the President, and the Administration is responding by seeking to undermine his investigation.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

Justice Kennedy is telling prospective law clerks for the term that beings in October 2018 that he is considering retiring at the end of the term that begins this October.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.

In light of a recent Supreme Court decision, the Federal Government is ending its defense of an effort to revoke the trademarks of the Washington Redskins.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving New Jersey’s challenge to a Federal law outlawing sports betting.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

The Supreme Court has once again declined to hear an appeal in a Second Amendment case.

The Supreme Court ruled today that states may not exclude church-run schools from an aid program with a wholly secular purpose.

In a decision that hands a victory to both sides, the Supreme Court has partly upheld, and partly lifted, the stay on President Trump’s Executive Order that banned travel from six majority-Muslim nations.

With tomorrow marking the end of the Court’s current term, there’s speculation that we could see Justice Anthony Kennedy stepping down.

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

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on partisan gerrymandering in more than ten years, but opponents of the practice shouldn’t start celebrating just yet.

A van struck a crowd outside a London mosque late last night in an attack by a man who said he wanted to kill Muslims.

A hung jury in the Cosby sexual assault case results in a mistrial.

A Massachusetts teenager faces 20 years in prison for contributing to her boyfriend’s suicide via text message.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a Trump family member in the cross hairs.

Nearly 200 Members of Congress and the Senate have filed suit against President Trump alleging that he is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

A Congressman was shot, and a staffer and security detail members injured, at a practice session for tomorrow’s Congressional baseball game.

Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump based on alleged violations of two provisions of the Constitution that have never been litigated before.

There are reports that the President is considering firing Special Counsel Bob Mueller. Are we headed for another Saturday Night Massacre?

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

He could provide insight into the relationship between Trump campaign officials and Russian officials and the circumstances behind the firing of former F.B.I. Director James Comey.

If Donald Trump blocks you on Twitter does that constitute a First Amendment violation? Two Twitter users say yes, but their argument is very weak.

Based on his just released opening testimony, tomorrow’s testimony by Former F.B.I. Director James Comey is likely to be explosive.

A seemingly ‘safe choice’ for F.B. I. Director.

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.

The Trump Administration will not try to stop former F.B.I. Director James Comey from testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

President Trump took to Twitter again this morning and promptly shot himself in the foot.