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Supreme Court upholds health care law
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; JURIST backgrounder] does not violate the constitution. The case centered on the "individual mandate" provision of the act, which requir (More) |
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Senators ask Supreme Court to televise health care decision
Two leaders of the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday sent a letter [text, PDF; press release] to Chief Justice Roberts of the Supreme Court asking that the court consider televising a live broadcast of its decision regarding the constitution (More) |
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News groups ask Supreme Court to broadcast announcement of health care decision
A coalition of news organizations asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to allow live audio and video recording of the announcement of its decision regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; J (More) |
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Washington judge rules for AG in health care suit
King County Superior Court Judge Sharon Armstrong on Tuesday denied a motion for preliminary injunction against Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna over his participation in a health care challenge. The motion brought by female citizens and t (More) |
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Catholic dioceses sue US government over employer insurance requirements
More than 40 Catholic dioceses and other Catholic institutions around the US filed suits on Monday against the Obama administration, alleging that certain employer insurance requirements issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (More) |
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Washington women sue state AG over health care challenge
More than 90 women filed suit Thursday against Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna alleging that his opposition to the federal health care law is preventing women from having full access to medical care. The complaint claims McKenna's particip (More) |
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Medicaid in the Supreme Court: Small Errors, Big Problems
JURIST Guest Columnist Nicole Huberfeld of the University of Kentucky College of Law says that the oral arguments made before the Supreme Court regarding the Medicaid expansion of health care reform evidence a troubling lack of understanding of the C (More) |
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Obama's Comments and Challenges to Judicial Review
JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Cumberland School of Law says that the president's remarks on judicial review of health care reform may impede Obama from making the Supreme Court an issue in the upcoming presidential election... (More) |
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Values of Federalism at Stake in Health Care Litigation
JURIST Guest Columnists Jay Sekulow and Edward White of the American Center for Law and Justice say that the federal government does not have the authority to enforce the individual mandate, and because the mandate is not severable from the ACA, the (More) |
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Wisconsin governor signs 51 pieces of controversial legislation
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker on Thursday and Friday signed 51 pieces of legislation , including controversial bills regarding employment discrimination, sex education and abortion. Walker raised the ire of opponents by quietly signing the vario (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
