Outside the Beltway

Passports being denied to citizens whose birth records are being questioned.

California is taking a major step in Criminal Justice reform by eliminating cash bail.

A Georgia County is abandoning a dubious plan that would have closed 2/3 of the county’s polling stations.

Care to guess the demographic makeup of the county?

Another step forward in the seemingly unstoppable movement toward nationwide legalization.

Another Federal Judge has ruled in favor of a transgender student seeking the right to use the gender that conforms to the gender they identify with.

A Federal Judge in Oregon has rejected an efforts by a parent’s group to block a school district policy that allows transgender students to use the restroom facilities that conform to their gender identity.

A powerful political network is distancing itself from the Trump-dominated Republican Party.

Federal law protects internet companies from liability for statements written by others.

The Polish Government has amended a controversial law that sought to punish people for discussing the role that some Poles played in the Holocaust.

Jarrod Ramos should have been in jail, let alone allowed to have any weapon more dangerous than a butter knife.

Contrary to what many people have claimed, the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii did not overturn one of the most controversial decisions in its history.

The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.

A federal trial court has ruled the practice an unconstitutional infringement on suffrage.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

An inordinate amount of cruelty is being perpetrated in the name of border security. It’s only partly the fault of the current President.

The Trump Administration has lost track of nearly 1,500 children at the same time that it is implementing a new policy that will result in children who arrive at the border with their parents or other family members.

Conservatives claim to support freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but they’ve utterly failed that test when it comes to their reaction to players who peacefully and respectfully kneel during the National Anthem.

As expected, Gina Haspel was confirmed as C.I.A. Director yesterday despite her controversial record when it comes to torture.

While longtime supporters have turned on the legendary attorney over his support of Donald Trump, he’s been astonishingly consistent.

The incident involving Paul Ryan and the House Chaplain has raised some questions.

Mississippi has passed a law that seems designed to directly challenge the underpinnings of Roe v. Wade.

By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules that existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

A confusing new report from the Washington Post.

Imagine a world where Hillary Clinton was President and stood accused of the same things Donald Trump and his campaign are currently under investigation for.

The deal that led to the end of the Federal Government shutdown isn’t sitting well with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

The Trump Administration has issued a new travel ban to replace the temporary one that expired late last week, but it still suffers from most of the same defects as its initial efforts.

President Trump reportedly openly humiliated his own Attorney General after learning of Bob Mueller’s appointment.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.

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

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

Most Americans believe that President Trump has been actively trying to block the F.B.I.’s Russia investigation

President Trump responded to last night’s terror attacks by taking to Twitter.

The infamous former sheriff and current Trump Homeland Security official committed academic fraud.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in the appeal of an order barring travel from six Muslim countries, and it didn’t appear to go well for the attorneys defending the ban.

President Trump has issued a revised ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim nations.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

After a year long experiment, Playboy is bringing nudity back.

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.

As expected, Donald Trump yesterday signed Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees.