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


That and more in our daily news roundup.


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.


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.


Three paragraphs are all you need.


LOL.


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


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


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.


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


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


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