Outside the Beltway

The President’s plan to give deportation relief to millions of illegal immigrants has hit another legal snag.

The Supreme Court accepted a case that will require the Justices to decide just what it meant when it established the “one person, one vote” rule for drawing legislative districts.

In a marked departure from recent cases, the Supreme Court rules that states can impose significant restriction on solicitation of campaign contributions in judicial elections.

Tomorrow promises to be an historic day at the Supreme Court, but it’s been a long legal, political, and social battle.

Once again, the Supreme Court appears to be sharply divided on the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Roy Moore and six of his fellow Judges on the Alabama Supreme Court have a rather bizarre view of Constitutional Law.

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down state laws that take redistricting completely out of the hands of state legislatures.

A fishy tale from the Supreme Court that may give us a clue about bigger cases to come.

The two decade long argument over same-sex marriage appears headed for its final legal showdown.

More interesting developments from the Supreme Court on what has been one of the biggest legal stories of 2014.

The Court holds that Federal Law does not require employees to be paid for the time waiting to get through mandatory security screening.

The Supreme Court is set to decide if the state can deny a license plate with the Confederate flag design because it is “offensive.”

The Justices of the Supreme Court seemed to struggle yesterday to find an easy way to draw a line between protected speech and the kind of threats that are not protected by the First Amendment.

The Food & Drug Administration’s new regulations requiring calorie and other information on menus in restaurants and elsewhere won’t work, could limit consumer choice, and may not be Constitutional.

The process that seems likely to lead to a Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has begun.

States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.

Somewhat surprisingly, the Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a case that could completely gut the financial structure of the Affordable Care Act.

The Supreme Court heard argument this week in a case involving a somewhat strange application of Federal law.

An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.

The Supreme Court will decide if Congress can override American foreign policy when it comes to declaring who has dominion over Jerusalem.

Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.

Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

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

Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.

A trial court judge in Tennessee is the first jurist since the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage

A Federal Appeals Court has rejected a challenge to Obamacare based on a somewhat obscure provision of the Constitution.

Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.

In a logical extension of the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller, a Federal Judge has struck down D.C.’s law barring people from carrying handguns in public.

Contradictory rulings from two Federal Courts of Appeal show that statutory construction isn’t a simple thing.

Another step closer to the Supreme Court.

Hobby Lobby wins, but it’s unclear just how far this opinion will go.

The Supreme Court has saved the biggest case of the term for its last day.

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

The Supreme Court rules that Recess Appointments can only be made when there’s actually a Congressional recess.

A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.

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

A unanimous Supreme Court rules that the Fourth Amendment bars police from searching your electronic device without a warrant.

A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.

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.

Another legal victory for marriage equality.

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

It’s that time of year again.

Yet another Federal Judge has struck down a state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

A 13 month string of legal victories for marriage equality reaches Oregon.

Another victory for marriage equality.