Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump’s core supporters in the Republican Party remain intensely loyal, and that seems unlikely to change.

Justice Kennedy is telling prospective law clerks for the term that beings in October 2018 that he is considering retiring at the end of the term that begins this October.

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

In a decision that hands a victory to both sides, the Supreme Court has partly upheld, and partly lifted, the stay on President Trump’s Executive Order that banned travel from six majority-Muslim nations.

With tomorrow marking the end of the Court’s current term, there’s speculation that we could see Justice Anthony Kennedy stepping down.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jeb Bush predicted that Donald Trump would preside over a “chaos Presidency,” and he was right.

A Constitutional coup d’etat is not the way to solve the Donald Trump problem.

After 100 days in office, President Trump has very little to show for his work except to show that there’s no reason to trust his judgment going forward.

An assessment of the 45th President’s first 100 days.

As he nears the end of his first 100 days in office, President Trump continues to suffer from bad poll numbers.

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is hinting at a new Supreme Court vacancy this summer.

A big win for opponents of Voter ID laws.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

When life terms means almost three decades on the bench, fights will be fierce.

After a prolonged vacancy and a bitterly partisan confirmation process, Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed to succeed Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States.

As expected, Senate Republicans invoked the so-called ‘nuclear option’ to move the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch forward to a final vote on Friday.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch even as it became inevitable that Republicans would be forced to invoke the ‘nuclear option’ to confirm him to the Supreme Court.

The ordinary and the extraordinary with the latest SCOTUS nomination.

Next week’s big news is likely to be the Senate’s vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, which could mean invocation of the so-called ‘nuclear option’ by Senate Republicans.

After just sixty-six days, there are some disturbing patterns emerging from the Trump Administration.

Let the games begin.

More fireworks on the second day of the questioning of Neil Gorsuch, but his confirmation nonetheless seems assured.

Day One of the questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch went very well, and it suggests that his path to confirmation is basically clear of serious obstacles.

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin Monday morning, but it’s Senate Democrats who are in the hot seat.

Senate Democrats are divided on how to approach the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, making it likely that he’ll be confirmed.

The Supreme Court has decided to return the case involving a transgender student’s right to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity to the Fourth Circuit rather than deciding it during this term.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

Judge Gorsuch isn’t much of a fan of Donald Trump’s comments about the judiciary.

Despite two Republican defections, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Secretary of Education.

In the end, an effort by Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court does not seem like a good use of their rather limited options.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

President Trump will name his first Supreme Court pick on his 11th day in office.

President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.