Outside the Beltway

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

Why is the Senate pretending to do that which it can’t possibly do?

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A mere technicality?

The inmates are running the asylum.

The 5th Circuit upholds a lower court ruling but narrows its scope considerably.

State election officials are standing by for challenges to Trump’s right to run.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

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

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

Should the government need a warrant to get information it can buy on the open market?

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Don’t blame the primary author of The Federalist for our current mess.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling an unfavorable ruling.

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

The January 6 Committee recommends invoking the Insurrection Clause.

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

The Department of Justice takes an utterly unsurprising, but important step in the Mar-a-lago document case

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

Tell us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants without telling us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants

Are plurality winners less legitimate than popular vote losers?

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

Who should have the final say on the law of the land?

They’re taking their eye off the ball.

Assumptions of racial animus are overshadowing a story that’s outrageous enough on its own.

Is harassing judges, mayors, Senators, and the like in their private lives just free speech?

Not so conservative.

Lawyers in North Carolina are trying to get a Congressman off the ballot.

The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.

Are we really being blocked from getting back to normal? And if so, what is the real barrier?

A provision of the 14th Amendment to keep Civil War generals out of office is back in play.

We deserve better.

It doesn’t add up.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

A few observations on Whole Woman’s Health, et al., Applicants v. Austin Reeve Jackson, Judge, et al.

Regardless of one’s views on abortion, the enforcement provision in the new Texas law should be concerning.

Sound decisions require sound reporting.

When “the news” isn’t just “the news.”

I know obscenity when I see it and this ain’t it.

Fear of Chinese spies led to a bizarre and illegal operation within the Commerce Department.

Put the frustration where it belongs.