Outside the Beltway

They’ve punted to the DC Circuit.

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

Might not be bribery, but it’s still exerting influence.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

We need reform.

The DC district attorney’s office is looking into allegations of masssive tax fraud.

The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.

Good news with a cautionary note.

The Justice responds to ethics charges.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

Dueling headlines give radically different impressions of the same case.

A 5-4 ruling overturns a unanimous decision from 1985.

The nation’s highest court has gone all woke.

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

The questionable ethics of living a lavish lifestyle based on high office.

Culling for the primary feeder job in American legal system begins in high school.

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

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

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

A new book raises fundamental questions about how far journalistic objectivity should extend.

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

The symbolic vote attracted a handful of Republican votes.

The leaked draft is now the law of the land.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

The longest-serving Supreme Court Justice is a nice guy.

A slim majority upheld an injunction, kicking the can down the road.

Not so conservative.

In other news, there’s gambling going on at Casablanca.

At least not right away. But it’s quite possible by 2040.

A wackadoodle colonel is on his way out.

The Biden administration’s mandate has been lifted immediately.

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

The Court is out of balance–and it is a design flaw.

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

We deserve better.

Oral arguments on the biggest abortion case in decades will be heard today.

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

There will be no religious exemptions. For now, at least.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

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

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

Another narrowly-crafted but overwhelming opinion from the Supreme Court.

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

The Supreme Court justice least concerned with precedent wants to overturn a longstanding one.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

Overruling every case President Trump was involved in is getting silly.

A rather odd non-ruling during the non-session from America’s highest court.