Outside the Beltway

The Supreme Court’s decision on Affirmative Action in education didn’t go as far as many thought it would, but it’s future in the near-term seems fairly clear.

Yes, it ended slavery. But at a huge cost.

President Obama threw down a gauntlet today in the form of a trio of Judicial nominations.

The man some of called America’s toughest Sheriff has been dealt a setback by a Federal Judge.

A big week at the Supreme Court.

Rand Paul’s filibuster is one that all American’s should thank him for that.

The Obama Administration has weighed in on the Supreme Court’s other high profile same-sex marriage case.

In a bold move, the Census Bureau has removed “Negro” from its racial categories.

Emory’s James Wagner sees the 3/5 Compromise as the price for achieving a more perfect union.

You can’t always get what you want.

In Iowa, women can be fired for being too sexy.

Robert Bork, the controversial jurist whose failed Supreme Court bid ushered in a new climate in American politics, has died at 85.

George Zimmerman’s attorneys have filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC News.

Charlie Crist, run out of the Republican Party, is now a Democrat.

Thinking can be an uncomfortable exercise.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on another big case.

It’s time to panic over anonymous guys in Philadelphia again, at least if you work at Fox News Channel.

A victory for advocates of Voter ID laws in a Washington, D.C. Federal Court.

A victory for opponents of Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law, but likely only a temporary one.

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

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?

A victory for the proponents of Voter ID Laws in Pennsylvania.

It just seems like a man can’t live out his creed without some negroidal handling his groceries these days.

The latest round of the Chick-fil-A controversy is perhaps the most absurd yet.

Big news in the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case.

Examining a history that might have been.

Sometimes, we just ought to accept the fact that people have disagreements when it comes to hot-button social issues.

In a stunning reversal of policy, DOD is allowing soldiers to march in a gay pride parade in uniform.

A recent decision out of Massachusetts threatens to make business quite difficult for online service providers.

Chief Justice Roberts: “Although the breadth of Congress’s power to tax is greater than its power to regulate commerce, the taxing power does not give Congress the same degree of control over individual behavior.”

The Supreme Court left the most important part of SB1070 intact, but it faces serious challenges in the future.

The US Supreme Court has upheld the most controversial provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

The history of the DREAM Act underscores the significance of the 60-vote Senate.

The case against Proposition 8 is headed to the Supreme Court.