Outside the Beltway

Freedom of speech means freedom for all speech, even when it is racially offensive.

Sadly whenever Alabama is first at something (save perhaps in football) it is never for something good.

A powerful Democratic Senator looks like he’s about to be in a whole lot of trouble.

A new Justice Department report has found widespread racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department, but it’s a problem that goes far beyond one Missouri suburb.

Once again, the Supreme Court appears to be sharply divided on the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Unsurprisingly, Darren Wilson will not face federal charges in connection with the shooting of Michael Brown.

The most widely honored General from the Iraq and Afghanistan War has plead guilty to sharing classified information with his mistress.

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down state laws that take redistricting completely out of the hands of state legislatures.

A fishy tale from the Supreme Court that may give us a clue about bigger cases to come.

Nearly three years to the day after it started, the George Zimmerman case is essentially over.

A Federal Judge has issued a temporary halt to the Obama Administration’s deferred deportation program, but appeals can be expected.

Reflecting a growing national trend away from the barbarity of capital punishment, the Governor of Pennsylvania has imposed a moratorium on executions in the Keystone State.

Yet another attack on religious freedom in Europe.

Justice Ginsburg acknowledges the fact that, over the past nineteen years, same-sex marriage has gone from something that most Americans oppose to something that most Americans are willing to accept.

By refusing to stay the legalization of same-sex marriage in Alabama, the Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that it is ready to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

In the end, there is no difference between Roy Moore resisting a Federal Court Order related to same-sex marriage and George Wallace’s efforts to block desegregation.

The same-sex marriage battle is on in Alabama

Roy Moore is at it again.

Get ready for another pointless House lawsuit against the President.

Reports indicate that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is likely to be charged with desertion for leaving his post in 2009, but he’s unlikely to serve time in prison.

For some reason, Republicans want to change filibuster rules even though it’s unclear that they’ll still hold the Senate after 2016.

Not surprisingly, the Federal investigation of the Michael Brown shooting is ending much like the state investigation did.

The two decade long argument over same-sex marriage appears headed for its final legal showdown.

A victory for evil.

A former Democratic state legislator in Virginia was re-elected last night despite the fact that he’s in jail.

David Petraeus provided highly classified secrets to his mistress. Will he be charged?

The men responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre are dead, but the problems for France, and the rest of Europe, may just be at the beginning.

New details in the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice raise more questions.

Some will say two years isn’t long enough, but under the circumstances it seems appropriate.

An entirely unsurprising decision from Federal Prosecutors in Washington, D.C.

A Federal Judge has dismissed the first lawsuit filed against President Obama’s immigration “executive action.”

Shortly after the new year, we could know whether or not the Supreme Court will issue a definitive ruling on same-sex marriage by the end of June.

The Army’s investigation of the disappearance five years ago of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been referred to a top General, who will decide if a court martial should be convened.

NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot dead while sitting in their patrol car In Brooklyn. And those suggesting that anyone other than the killer has “blood on their hands” are being absurd.

More interesting developments from the Supreme Court on what has been one of the biggest legal stories of 2014.

Not surprisingly, the F.C.C. has rejected a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

Nebraska and Oklahoma are suing Colorado over the Centennial State’s decision to legalize marijuana, but they don’t seem to have much of a case.

A Federal Judge has issued a ruling that sort of says that President Obama’s Immigration action is unconstitutional. Except it’s poorly reasoned, and apparently not legally binding on anyone.

The families of many of the Sandy Hook victims are seeking to have the manufacturer of the AR-15 held legally responsible for what happened. While understandable, their lawsuit is misplaced and largely without legal merit.

The Supreme Court says that police who have a “reasonable” misunderstanding of the law can still pull you over.

Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.

A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.

The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.

Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.

The budget bill Congress set to pass Congress would effectively reverse the will of the voters of Washington, D.C., who just voted to legalize marijuana.