Outside the Beltway

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).

Susan Collins and other Senators claiming otherwise are just wrong.

In other news, there’s gambling going on at Casablanca.

The role of American political institutions.

The Senator from Maine once against demonstrates that she shouldn’t be prognosticating about people’s future actions.

POLITICO has obtained what purports to be the 1st draft of the opinion.

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

Regardless of one’s views on abortion, the enforcement provision in the new Texas law should be concerning.

The Lone Star State has enacted some peculiar new laws.

Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

Is the Chief Justice laying a trap or simply ‘calling balls and strikes’?

A case that should never have made it to the Supreme Court.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a Mississippi law that banned nearly all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.

A Federal District court Judge in Alabama has blocked implementation of that state’s latest attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade

Increased focus on conservative efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade appears to be rallying public support for abortion rights.

The Vermont Senator has a bizarre alternative to court packing.

After coming under attack from within his own party, former Vice-President Joe Biden has changed his position on the Hyde Amendment.

Kamala Harris is trying to jump-start her Presidential campaign with an idea for a new law, but it’s probably unconstitutional and would never get through Congress.

New polling shows support for abortion rights rising amid a plethora of new laws aimed at striking down Roe v. Wade

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s patently unconstitutional abortion law.

Following in the footsteps of Alabama, the Missouri legislature has passed a law that would severely restrict abortion rights in the Show Me State.

A new poll shows that most Americans believe the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision should remain the law on the land. Opinion on other abortion-related issues is more divided.

Late last night, the Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana abortion law from going into effect, the first significant abortion rights ruling since Justice Kavanaugh took the bench.

A Mississippi law that seeks to ban most abortions after 15 weeks was struck down by a Federal District Court Judge.

With the support of two holdout Senators, the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh now appears to be all but official.

A fourth poll in less than a month shows that most Americans support keeping the rights protected in Roe v. Wade alive.

Another poll shows that the vast majority of Americans do not want to see the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade overturned.

There are good arguments as to why progressive Senators should vote against his confirmation. Let’s stick to those.

Some additional comparative info (internationally and state-to-state).

Some considerations on the politics of Roe v. Wade.

With the President set to announce his Supreme Court pick Monday evening, another name has entered the game.

How far should judicial confirmation hearings go in asking potential Judges and Justices their opinions about issues that may come before them?

Mississippi has passed a law that seems designed to directly challenge the underpinnings of Roe v. Wade.

Explaining what Tuesday is likely to bring.

Once again, the GOP platform is turning into a surrender to social conservatives on issues such as same-sex marriage and transgender rights.

The Supreme Court has handed down a major abortion rights ruling that reaffirms the central reasoning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and makes it less likely that Roe will ever be overturned.

Oklahoma’s Republican legislature passed a clearly unconstitutional bill outlawing abortion in the state.

In the short term, Justice Scalia’s death will have a significant impact on cases the Supreme Court has already heard, and cases it is scheduled to hear in the next two months.

Sarah Palin To The ‘Lamestream Media’: Never Mind

The Supreme Court has accepted a case involving a new Texas abortion law for review, the first abortion rights case it will hear in eight years.

Thanks mostly to Republicans unhappy with the Court’s decisions on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act, public disapproval of the Supreme Court is nearing a new high.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court let stand a ruling striking down North Carolina’s mandatory ultrasound law.

In a new poll, a majority of Americans identify as “pro-choice,” but a deeper look at the numbers reveals that abortion politics remains as complicated as ever.

As oral argument in the Supreme Court gets closer, a new poll finds public support for same-sex marriage at it’s highest level yet.

Justice Ginsburg acknowledges the fact that, over the past nineteen years, same-sex marriage has gone from something that most Americans oppose to something that most Americans are willing to accept.

The House was set to vote on a ban on abortion after 20 weeks that never would have become law today but they pulled the bill. Conservatives are annoyed, but it was smart politics in the long run.

Mike Huckabee is threatening to leave the GOP if the party backs down on same-sex marriage. He’s bluffing.