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Affordable Care Act Upheld in Supreme Court

Bonnie Davidson — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:24:04 +0000

Today the US Supreme Court upheld the 2010 Affordable Care Act. In a close decision, with multiple opinions, the Court ruled that the federal requirement to purchase health insurance-specifically a plan dictated by government regulators - does not violate the Constitution.

The states argued that the Constitution’s Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate commerce among the states b

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Justice Thomas Right But in the Minority on Violent Videos

Dave Ettl — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:22:46 +0000

In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it’s unconstitutional to ban kids from buying or renting violent video games, saying that despite fears the games may prompt children to emulate what’s seen in them, the government has no right to “restrict the ideas to which may be exposed.”

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Arizona E-Verify Upheld by Supreme Court

Dave Ettl — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:14:26 +0000

Today’s Supreme Court decision in favor of Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law marks a huge victory for immigration enforcement. The Supreme Court has affirmed that states can cooperate in the federal government’s efforts to enforce immigration laws

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Slow Play For Obamacare And The Courts

Dave Ettl — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:38:09 +0000

The Supreme Court rejected a request Monday by Virginia officials to hear the constitutionality of the federal health-care overhaul, ensuring that the legal battle over the Obama-sponsored law will play out first in lower courts.

The high court's resolution of the law that continues to divide congressional Republicans and Democrats would now likely come in mid-2012, rather than the middle of this year.

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