Outside the Beltway

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in what could end up being a landmark case on the issue of the scope of Fourth Amendment rights in the 21st Century.

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

After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.

A Federal Judge in California has entered an order permanently blocking a Trump Administration effort to deny funding to so-called sanctuary cities.

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.

A Trump Campaign official has been charged with and pled guilty to charges of lying to the F.B.I. regarding contacts with Russian officials.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

President Trump sinks even lower.

Two Federal Judges have issued orders blocking the latest version of President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Yet another lawsuit against yet another controversial Trump Administration policy.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

A Federal Judge has blocked enforcement of a Dept. of Justice policy purporting to block funding to so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’

80% of GOP voters approve of Trump. This explains GOP behavior in large measure.

At some point, it will be time to move on.

The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The Trump Administration has suffered another Court defeat related to the President’s Muslim Travel Ban.

As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

Another Trump lie.

A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein regarding their exclusion from Presidential debates.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

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

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

The dangers of the tyranny of the majority have only magnified.

Some Presidents knew how to respond to racism and hatred. The current President doesn’t.

A new report indicates that Trump campaign officials were seeking contact with Russian officials earlier than we thought.

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

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

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

Senate Republicans have introduced their latest version of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

The revelations about Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with someone represented as being a Russian government official just keep getting worse.

The Avfefe Hands Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.

On the second anniversary of its decision in Obergefell, the Supreme Court struck another blow in favor of LGBT rights.

In light of a recent Supreme Court decision, the Federal Government is ending its defense of an effort to revoke the trademarks of the Washington Redskins.

Once again, a bad CBO score is casting doubt on a Republican health care reform bill.

The Supreme Court has once again declined to hear an appeal in a Second Amendment case.

The Supreme Court ruled today that states may not exclude church-run schools from an aid program with a wholly secular purpose.