Outside the Beltway

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.

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

Secret surveillance of American citizens has dramatically increased under the Obama Administration.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

Based on its recently passed platform, the Democratic Party has given up any pretense of putting civil liberties ahead of “national security.”

When it comes to issues like medical marijuana, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are reading from the same playbook.

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

The Justice Department has approved Virginia’s completely useless voter ID law.

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

After two-and-a-half years and who knows how many taxpayer dollars spent trying to prove criminal wrongdoing, the SEC fell short.

It’s never a good thing when an Administration is investigating itself.

Congress has found Eric Holder to be in contempt. I am not entirely sure what that accomplishes.

A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.

The conspiracy theories regarding Fast And Furious are simply not believable, but that doesn’t mean the matter shouldn’t be investigated.

The stage is set for a showdown between the Executive and Legislative Branches.

Is there any legal merit to the Administration’s invocation of Executive Privilege?

The dispute between the Justice Department and the House of Representatives just became a bigger deal.

With two weeks left in June, the Supreme Court is likely to be in the news quite a lot.

If the Department of Justice does not fully comply with Congressional subpoenas, then there seems to be no alternative other than holding the Attorney General in contempt.

The president has come a long way from his days as a “liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war.”

A new book about the President details his marijuana use in High School and at Occidental College.

Nicholas Katzenbach, a central figure in the civil rights fights of the 1960s, has died.

The attack appears to be based on long-standing animus and not revenge for Trayvon.

Charlie Savage documents a major shift in Barack Obama’s philosophy of presidential authority.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

Unsurprisingly, the Department of Justice confirms that it supports Marbury v. Madison

The 5th Circuit has demanded a report from the president on his views about the power of the courts.

The White House and its allies have already declared war on a decision that won’t even be rendered until three months from now.

Reports that Nikki Haley might be indicted stemming from a tax fraud investigation are not true.