Further Reading on Obamacare at the Supreme Court

Overall, it did seem that the four conservatives, plus Kennedy, were extremely skeptical of their ability to pick and choose which provisions to keep. "What happened to the Eighth Amendment?" Scalia asked Kneedler. (That's the one about "cruel and unusual punishment.") "You really want us to go through these 2,700 pages? And you really expect the Court to do that? Or do you expect us to give this function to our law clerks?" As usual, the last word goes to Georgetown Law professor Randy Barnett.

There's been a bit of a flap in the media this week about what House Republicans are planning to do regarding health care reform once the Supreme Court rules on Obamacare. But the back-and-forth leaves unanswered an important question: given all of the possible SCOTUS scenarios, what should Congress do to optimize the outcome for people with a stake in a functioning health-care system? Let's examine the possibilities.

Last week's U.S. news was dominated by the oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known more succinctly as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or, simply, "Obamacare."?? Most of the news coverage revolved around legal issues, such as ...

The Supreme Court has announced this morning that they will hear arguments next March to decide the constitutionality of the Obamacare mandates requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance. The Court has allocated five hours to listen to oral arguments in the case. While it was anticipated that SCOTUS would take up the matter, given ...

Day One - As the three day Supreme Court marathon to determine the constitutionality of Obamacare got underway this morning, it appeared clear that the Court is anxious to get to the merits of the case and is unlikely to allow an arcane, 19th century jurisdictional statue???one that could have barred the court from hearing ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is going to hear a campaign finance case that could do away with the contribution limits that limit rich people's influence over politics.

The Supreme Court's decision in June to save the heart of Obamacare prompted opponents to regroup and try to find new ways to attack the president's signature health reform.

Open issues abound on healthcare. Will the Supreme Court strike it down? If so, who is to blame? Who are the winners and losers? Will healthcare help or hurt the Republican chances? First please consider Obama delivers warning over healthcare law