Outside the Beltway

Same-sex marriage advanced in Kansas and South Carolina yesterday, and will soon be law in Montana, but the Supreme Court is what matters now,

Opponents of Voter ID laws should not get too excited over the fact that the Supreme Court has stayed Wisconsin’s law from going into effect for now.

Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.

Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.

New technology doesn’t mean that the laws don’t apply.

Even the most ideologically divided members of the Supreme Court agree with each other 65% of the time.

The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling that public school graduations in churches are unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court, unsurprisingly, ruled that lying on a Federal form about a gun purchase is, in fact, a crime.

A hopeful First Amendment decision from the Supreme Court.

Using a chemical to commit a purely domestic crime doesn’t make you an international criminal, the Supreme Court correctly decided today.

The Supreme Court has again ruled that prayers that open legislative sessions are not unconstitutional.

A legal setback for Voter ID laws in Wisconsin.

The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.

Yesterday the Supreme Court greatly expanded the circumstances under which police can rely on anonymous tips.

The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.

In retrospect, and in comparison with other recent Presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush’s four years in office were pretty darn good.

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.

A GOP Senate Candidate in Georgia attempts to back track, and runs off the rails in the process.

Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.

And Republicans wonder why they have problems with minority voters.

Conservatives are doing what the criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.

The Supreme Court today struck down the most controversial part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A major Constitutional ruling from the Supreme Court.

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.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.

Thanks to the Supreme Court, your DNA cannot be patented.

The D.C. Circuit now has four vacancies out of eleven seats.

Should we stop televising political debates?

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

If you can name at least one of these people, you know more than two-thirds of your fellow citizens.

Supreme Court watchers have been speculating since Sunday night about who might have leaked confidential court information to the press.

Today, the Supreme Court decided that mandatory life sentences for juveniles violate the 8th Amendment.

The Solicitor General had another bad day in Court yesterday.

Some Republicans seem intent on repeating the mistakes of 2008.

Voter ID laws are a good idea, but we have to be careful in how we implement them.

The Supreme Court issued a somewhat muddled ruling on GPS tracking today.

How far should the press go in challenging assertions by politicians?

Another death row inmate. Another case of prosecutorial misconduct from the office of Harry Connick, Sr.

The Chief Justice Of The United States defends his colleagues.

John Hawkins has compiled a list of The Top 20 Most Influential Black Republicans. It’s not impressive.

Questions have been raised about whether it is proper for Elena Kagan to hear the Affordable Care Act lawsuit.

Cain’s woes continue to mount.

Perversely, highly qualified nominees for the courts are more likely to be rejected by Congress.