Outside the Beltway

The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.

One law professor suggests that we need to double the size of the Supreme Court. Is he right?

Public opinion of the Supreme Court has declined in recent years. But It’s not because of anything the Court did.

Is the Supreme Court risking it’s legitimacy if it strikes down the individual mandate?

A new look at Clarence Thomas’s 20 years on the Supreme Court, from a critic, is surprisingly positive.

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

At what point does the legitimate right to demonstrate cross the line into infringing on the rights of others?

The Supreme Court rules that “offensiveness” does not trump the First Amendment. And they’re right.

The Supreme Court yesterday heard oral argument in a case where being on the right side means supporting some vile people, but that’s what the First Amendment is all about.

Elena Kagan has announced that she will not participated in the consideration of more than half the cases currently scheduled to be hear by the Supreme Court when it’s new term begins in October.

Elena Kagan may be smiling because her confirmation is assured, but she doesn’t have as much public support as previous nominees.

Not surprisingly, American’s partisan views on the Supreme Court are pretty much wrong.

Not surprisingly, Elena Kagan finished her testimony without giving any real ammunition to the Republicans.

George Will has some real questions for Elena Kagan. Too bad nobody’s going to ask them.

Elena Kagan’s interest in vigorous and open confirmation hearings ended roughly the moment she was sworn in by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Miss yesterday’s opening round of the Kagan hearings ? You didn’t miss much.

When it comes to the Supreme Court, most Americans have no idea what they’re talking about.