Last week, Stare DCisis explored what happens when the Supreme Court stops being polite, and starts getting real with states acting unconstitutionally. Virginia, in particular, was the perpetual thorn in the side of the early Supreme Court. Though Chief Justice John Marshall was a former Virginia legislator, the state’s supreme court had some real authority problems taking orders from Marshall once he moved across the river. It may seem patently obvious that the Supreme Court…

One of our readers wrote in to Overheard in DC to let us know that while she doesn’t ride the metro, she’s been noticing a different form of communication: car decor. As a commuter who drives, she has noticed an inordinate amount of Virginia vanity license plates. The reader writes: Many proclaim their political and religious affiliations via bumpersticker. Although I think the Honda with the Gore 2000 sticker needs to give up the ghost….