Outside the Beltway

A Federal Appeals Court recently found that chalking the tires of a car parked in a public place is a violation of the Fourth Amendment. It’s not at all clear that this decision is correct.

A law professor asks some interesting questions, but ultimately not the right ones.

A Federal appeals court says the traditional means of parking enforcement violates the 4th Amendment.

The findings are a dispiriting Rorschach test.

The Justice Department will release a ‘lightly redacted’ version of the 400-page report at 11 Eastern.

Ending an eleven-year drought, Tiger Woods is back on top at a major tournament.

A bipartisan bill will protect the tax preparation industry at the expense of the citizenry.

The law is not on the President’s side.

Military culture is a strange beast.

The Speaker says she will reject any attempt to deliver it in a “highly classified” manner.

Cardinal George Pell, the top Catholic Cleric in Australia, has been convicted of sexually abusing boys in the 1990s.

Justice Clarence Thomas argues that a 55-year-old precedent should be overturned.

While I’m sympathetic to his plight, he has no case.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

The longest-serving member of Congress in American history has passed away at the age of 92.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is reportedly considering a bid for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 2020.

The morning show co-hosts tied the knot at a secret ceremony at the National Archives.

In news replete with irony, it’s being reported that Ivanka Trump used a private email account to communicate about government business.

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether to take a case involving employment discrimination based on gender identity.

Brett Kavanaugh is expressing some regrets over his performance last Thursday, but it’s largely far too little, far too late.

While I was originally content to let Brett Kavanaugh sail through to confirmation, I now feel compelled to oppose his nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice.

Much of what Donald Trump has claimed about how he built his fortune is a lie, and at least part of it originated in his father’s shady efforts to evade taxes.

Republicans intend to “plow through” on the Kavanaugh nomination even after yesterday’s hearing, but it’s not clear that they have the votes to confirm him.

Christine Blasey Ford put “two teenagers” at the party where she alleges a rape attempt occurred. Neither remembers any such party.

Your phone won’t be beeping on Thursday after all.

A significant advance for LGBT rights in the world’s most populous democracy.

The noose around the Trump Administration just keeps getting tighter.

A Federal Judge in Oregon has rejected an efforts by a parent’s group to block a school district policy that allows transgender students to use the restroom facilities that conform to their gender identity.

Senate Democrats appear to be recognizing that there’s basically nothing they can do to stop the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Former Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen is reportedly ready to tell investigators that the President is lying about his knowledge regarding the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer.

Some Democrats want to compel President Trump’s translator to testify about his private meeting with Vladimir Putin. That’s a bad idea.

The 34-year-old Facebook tycoon is now worth more than 87-year-old Warren Buffet.

A thoughtful liberal argues the Justice has “altered and destroyed his legacy” by allowing Donald Trump to appoint his successor.

The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.

In a case that pit the new rules of cyberspace against the old rules about when the Fourth Amendment protects privacy, the Supreme Court ruled today in a way that breathes new life into both privacy and the Fourth Amendment.

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.

The plagiarism case reported last May was resolved after ten months of aggravation for both sides.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

The Republican Governor of Missouri is resigning amid growing accusations related to an extramarital affair, blackmail, and sexual assault.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he conducted a search on a vehicle parked in a Defendant’s driveway without a search warrant.

With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.

American companies are struggling to comply with the EU’s new privacy regulation, with many outlets choosing to simply block access abroad.

A Federal Judge in Virginia has handed a significant legal victory to a student who sued their school district because they were barred form using the bathroom of the gender they identify with.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a treasure trove of documents related to the June 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, and they raise far more questions than they answer.

The Supreme Court ruled that the mere fact that the driver of a rental car is not listed on the rental agreement is not sufficient to justify a warrantless search of the vehicle.

Enforcing our immigration and drug laws comes at the cost of fundamental rights.

A surprise announcement about the First Lady.

The prosecutor who came to national prominence jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon has now been run over by it.

Remember Donald Trump’s strange doctor? Well, things just got stranger;.