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Scotus Archive

Archives for March 2015

Science
Will the Supreme Court block Obama’s big crackdown on coal plants?Will the Supreme Court block Obama’s big crackdown on coal plants?
Science

Obama’s rule on mercury pollution is one of his biggest environmental moves so far. SCOTUS is now debating its fate.

By Brad Plumer
Supreme Court
Vox Sentences: The big Supreme Court Obamacare case, explainedVox Sentences: The big Supreme Court Obamacare case, explained
Supreme Court

That and more in our daily news roundup.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
No one knows how the Supreme Court will rule on ObamacareNo one knows how the Supreme Court will rule on Obamacare
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Politics

It’s so tempting to do this math: four united liberal justices plus one skeptical Anthony Kennedy equals a victory again for Obamacare at the Supreme Court. Don’t fall for it.

By Sarah Kliff
Video
Obamacare’s Supreme Court arguments, explained in 2 minutesObamacare’s Supreme Court arguments, explained in 2 minutes
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Video

The Supreme Court’s oral arguments on King v. Burwell - a legal challenge that could dismantle Obamacare — were full of surprises.Sarah Kliff was there.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
The simplest explanation of the Obamacare court case, from Justice Elena KaganThe simplest explanation of the Obamacare court case, from Justice Elena Kagan
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Politics

Three paragraphs are all you need.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Read the transcript for the Supreme Court oral argument on ObamacareRead the transcript for the Supreme Court oral argument on Obamacare
Politics

The case is a serious threat to President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law.

By German Lopez
Health Care
If Obamacare loses at the Supreme Court, it’s Republican states that sufferIf Obamacare loses at the Supreme Court, it’s Republican states that suffer
Health Care

This is the craziest thing about the Republican plan to destroy Obamacare: if they win, their states lose.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Obamacare enrollees’ premiums go up 256 percent if subsidies go awayObamacare enrollees’ premiums go up 256 percent if subsidies go away
Politics

If you want to understand the consequences of a potential ruling against Obamacare in the new Supreme Court challenge, King v. Burwell, this graphic from Vox’s Joss Fong is the clearest summary.

By Sarah Kliff
Health Care
Understanding ‘Pennhurst’: The legal doctrine that could save ObamacareUnderstanding ‘Pennhurst’: The legal doctrine that could save Obamacare
Health Care

Is there a legal argument that could offer a win for both Obamacare and conservatives in the new Supreme Court case?

By Adrianna McIntyre
Politics
A short, visual guide to every ruling on Obamacare’s subsidiesA short, visual guide to every ruling on Obamacare’s subsidies
Politics

Since early 2014, five separate courts have issued rulings on the issue in three separate health law challenges.

By Sarah Kliff
Health Care
Republicans say they have a plan if the Supreme Court rules against Obamacare. They don’t.Republicans say they have a plan if the Supreme Court rules against Obamacare. They don’t.
Health Care

And even if they did have a plan, the House could never pass it.

By Ezra Klein