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ACA Challengers Think Third Time's A Charm
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act...All petitions to have a lower-court ruling reviewed by the US Supreme Court are long shots. Still, the recent (More) |
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Obamacare's Problem with the Origination Clause
JURIST Guest Columnist Dwight Duncan of the University of Massachusetts School of Law discusses the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act...In 2012 Chief Justice John Roberts surprised the country with his creative jurisprudence in upholding th (More) |
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Supreme Court grants cert. in birth control mandate challenge
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in seven cases where petitioners, religious non-profit institutions, challenge aspects of the birth control mandate under the health care reform laws in the US . The seven cases will be consolidate (More) |
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Health Care's Fraternal Twins at 50: The Birth and Development of Medicare and Medicaid
JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Thieme Sanford of University of Washington School of Law discusses the birth and growth of Medicare and Medicaid. She argues that in this, their 50th year, health care's fraternal twins are coming more to resemble each o (More) |
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King v. Burwell: ACA Destruction Denied, ACA Expansion Enabled
JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Thieme Sanford of University of Washington School of Law discusses the decisive impact of the most recent Supreme Court ACA decision on the Marketplaces and also on state decisions regarding Medicaid expansion. She argu (More) |
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Supreme Court asked to rule on health care 'origination clause' issue
The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a petition writ of certiorari on Monday asking the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under Article 1, Section 7 of the Constitution . PLF claims that because the (More) |
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States challenge health care insurance fee
The state of Texas, along with Kansas and Louisiana, on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Health Insurance Providers Fee required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton believes that the ACA (More) |
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Federal judge rejects Obama administration's request for immediate appeal on health care challenge
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied a request by the Obama administration to immediately appeal an earlier ruling that allowed a challenge to a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to go forward. (More) |
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Obama signs Affordable Care Act amendment into law
US President Barack Obama signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (HR 1624) into law on Wednesday. This law will amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by changing businesses with 51-100 employees to a "large employer" designati (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules for employers on contraceptive coverage
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) violates the religious rights of employers by forcing them to help provide contraceptive coverage despite not being required to pay for it. The ACA re (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
