Obamacare in the Crosshairs, Again
If Republicans want to talk about messing with Obamacare, they would be well advised to construct a plan that at least sounds palatable
Tagged: Obamacare
SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare: Read It For Yourself
SCOTUS has struck down what many thought was one of the most serious challenges to The Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
Biden Sings Same Song, Second Verse
Democratic primary frontrunner Joe Biden was unveiling his healthcare proposal, and the tagline he laid on folks sounds strangely familiar.
Virginia 33rd State to Expand Medicaid
Earlier this week, Virginia became the 33rd State to pass legislation expanding Medicaid. While the national conversation still mostly focuses on the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, the majority of states have quietly expanded government-run healthcare options.
Mugged By Reality: A Conservative for Universal Health Care
It’s past time for conservatives to ensure that no American has to worry about health care coverage because in the end we are our brother’s (and sister’s) keeper.
Ultimatums Usually Work, Except When They Don’t
The countdown to the House of Representative’s effort to “repeal and replace” Obamacare is ticking into its final moments.
Delivering Due Deference
Chief Justice Roberts was nearly silent during oral argument, and then wrote the 6-3 majority opinion in today’s Obamacare case. Burt Likko replies to Justice Antonin Scalia’s accusations of through-the-looking-glass judicial activism.
When Text And Context Collide
Wednesday, the Supreme Court will entertain the latest challenge to Obamacare. If you can make it all the way through this post, you’re going to understand what’s going on way better than your neighbors. Added bonus: a significant detour through the jurisprudence of piscene spoliation, which you’ve no doubt all been anxiously awaiting.
Defining Bonkers
James Hanley doubts the argument against subsidies for federal health care exchanges is bonkers.
Big Monday 2014
Concluding the Supreme Court’s Term are Harris v. Quinn and the newly-renamed Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. Hint: both majority opinions are from Samuel Alito.
2013-2014 Term Recap (Save Two)
It’s the close of the term, and here’s a recap of the major cases from SCOTUS this year. Some surprising results. Some, not so much. Alsotoo: we’re waiting until Monday for the Hobby Lobby and Harris decisions.
Non-Contractual Employment
An employment lawyer entertains a very radical idea. Except it may already be real!
In My Opinion’s Wake
Burt Likko thinks that Citizens United and McCutcheon were correctly decided. But how can he square that conclusion with his recent Ordinary Court opinion?
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part IV: Government’s Showing, Disposition
The Ordinary Court’s majority moves on to the final issue left in the case, and issues its ruling.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Parts II and III: Dissenting and Concurring Opinion
Tim Kowal agrees the Greens have individual standing, but suggests the corporation is the appropriate party to assert their claims.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part III: Justiciability of Individual Claims [Updated]
In Part III of the Ordinary Court’s treatment of the Hobby Lobby case, the Ordinary Justices’ voting pattern shifts, with dramatic results.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part II: Justiciability of Corporate Claims
Part II of the opinion, dealing substantively with whether Hobby Lobby can state a claim for relief under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part I: Background and Standards of Law
The first part of the Ordinary Court’s treatment of one of this year’s most-publicized legal cases. To begin, we must understand the factual and legal landscape.
All Rise! Ye Ordinary Court Is In Session
Introducing a new project by some of the lawyers and scholars writing for Ordinary Times: The Ordinary Court.
