Outside the Beltway

A mixed ruling: New York wins, Congress loses–but no release before the election.

Late last week, a Federal Judge in California placed on hold a state law requiring candidates to provide copies of their tax returns.

Late last week, a Federal Judge blocked a California law requiring candidates for President and other offices to make copies of their tax returns public.

Trump suffered another court loss yesterday that opens him up to some potentially embarrassing questions.

A state trial court Judge in New York has ruled that a defamation lawsuit filed in Manhattan against President Trump can go forward.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

The Supreme Court heard argument today in a case challenging a 1992 law barring sports gambling in all but a handful of states, and the Justices appeared skeptical of the law.

Governor Abbott may claim he seeks to restore the constitutional order, but in fact his proposals have a lot in common with those who opposed the documents ratification in the first place.

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore tells Probate Judges they should not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in clear defiance of the law and his duties as an officer of the Court.

Despite the clear language of the 14th Amendment, Texas is apparently refusing to issue birth certificates to some children born in the United States whose parents happen to be in the country illegally.

The Attorney General of Texas is responding to the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling by telling Clerk’s who issue marriage license that they are free to ignore the law.

Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but it’s illegal under Federal Law. Because of that, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed a claim by resident who was fired when he tested positive for pot.

Sadly whenever Alabama is first at something (save perhaps in football) it is never for something good.

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

In the end, there is no difference between Roy Moore resisting a Federal Court Order related to same-sex marriage and George Wallace’s efforts to block desegregation.

Roy Moore is at it again.

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

The latest news on the marijuana legalization front has led David Brooks and others to go into a completely pathetic panic.

An historic same-sex marriage ruling out of New Jersey.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.

Justice Scaiia’s dissent in Arizona v. United States included many odd forays into areas that had nothing to do with the case before him.

The US Supreme Court has upheld the most controversial provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

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

The Solicitor General had another bad day in Court yesterday.

In Louisiana, that cash in your pocket is now worthless if you want to buy used goods.

It’s not the size of your government that counts — it’s what you do with it that matters.

Several “correct” answers on the American citizenship test are technically incorrect.