Obama vs. Marbury v. Madison
Wall Street
Tune in to ON THE RECORD at 10pm tonight….if we have time, I am going to discuss this. Every law school – yes, even Harvard Law School – teaches the landmark case Marbury v. Madison. It was decided in 1803 (yes, to remind their conservative brethren that legislative power is supposed to rest in our [...]
Read MoreJustices meet Friday to vote on ObamaCare but opinion not expected until June
Fox News
The Supreme Court just held an unprecedented three days of hearings on Obamacare, but the law remains unsettled in the court of public opinion as well. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, will transform Tom Price, R-Ga., arrive with copies of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often [...]
Read MoreObamaCare Will Punish State Budgets
Wall Street
For Republicans, a court decision invalidating part or all of Obamacare would be a powerful talking point, cited as a stinging rejection of the president's agenda and proof that Obama — a former constitutional law professor — doesn't understand or by Frank James Supporters of the health care law have recently embraced the term "Obamacare," [...]
Read MoreObamacare minus the mandate
New York Dai
Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. should be grateful to the Supreme Court for refusing to allow cameras in the courtroom, because his defense of Obamacare on Tuesday may go down as one of the most spectacular By Joel Achenbach Have to confess, I'm starting (late, maybe) to get kind of wrapped up in this [...]
Read MoreThe Supreme Court: Obamacare's Death Panel?
Forbes
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled 6-3 [opinion, PDF] Wednesday in Setser v. United States [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] on whether a federal district court, in sentencing a defendant for a federal offense, The US Supreme Court won't consider whether a man convicted of kidnapping, torturing and murdering some members of a northern Idaho family [...]
Read MoreObamaCare and the 2012 Election
Wall Street
Senators had just begun debating a proposal to amend the state Constitution so no law could require Pennsylvanians to have health insurance when Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati uttered the word "Obamacare." That drew objection from Sen. The Internal Revenue Service wants to add about 4000 agents to hunt down tax cheats and still [...]
Read MoreObama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law
Reuters
The US Supreme Court won't consider whether a man convicted of kidnapping, torturing and murdering some members of a northern Idaho family was competent when he waived his appeal. By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press No comments have been posted to this In the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's landmark argument on the constitutionality of the health [...]
Read MoreExcerpts from Supreme Court justices and lawyers at Tuesday's arguments over …
Washington P
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court's conservative justices has cast serious doubt on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health They will step up toward a raised bench in a cavernous courtroom as the court marshal's call of "oyez, oyez, oyez" echoes off [...]
Read MoreDay 3 of Supreme Court's health care hearings take on new urgency
CNN
Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen as a possible swing vote, says the insurance mandate is 'concerning,' a troubling development for President Obama's healthcare law. Supporters and opponents of the healthcare law rally outside the Supreme Court in WASHINGTON — Opponents and supporters of the health care reform law clashed outside the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, displaying [...]
Read MoreObamacare is not a civil rights issue
Washington P
By Benzinga.com As the battle over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," rages on at the US Supreme Court it pays to remember that this is a political issue. It also pays to remember that Washington, As the unaffordable costs of Obamacare become undeniable and government control over every aspect [...]
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