Outside the Beltway

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.

How should we balance public health and fundamental rights?

A defensible distinction could give way to a Constitutional crisis.

After weeks of evasion, the frontrunner hints at a compromise policy.

A bizarre but possibly correct ruling by the Supreme Court.

Two rulings greatly expand the ability to evade the law for on Free Exercise grounds.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

Is the Chief Justice laying a trap or simply ‘calling balls and strikes’?

Donald Trump would be a more effective and dangerous President if he and his team were more competent.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Supreme Court heard a significant Second Amendment case, but it is unlikely to rule on the merits of the case.

Anyone who doubts that Republicans would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 is being incredibly naive.

While some Democrats are calling for the impeachment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democrats on Capitol Hill aren’t nearly as eager to go down that road.

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

Justice Ginsburg has some kind words for her two newest co-workers, perhaps to the surprise of many of Ginsburg’s own supporters.