The Affordable Care Act (sometimes called ObamaCare) was upheld by the Supreme Court today in a 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts. The case is known as National Federation of Independent. Business v. Sebelius.
Information about the case and the decision.
The mandate is constitutional: In Plain English : SCOTUSblog:
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
High Court Rulings on Campaign Spending, Sentencing of Juveniles
Two other important Supreme Court decisions were announced yesterday. The first upheld the Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate campaign donations. (They struck down a Montana law which restricted campaign donations.)
The second decision by the Court said that it was a violation of the 8th Amendment to sentence juveniles to life imprisonment without a chance of parole.
The second decision by the Court said that it was a violation of the 8th Amendment to sentence juveniles to life imprisonment without a chance of parole.
Watch High Court Reaffirms Campaign Finance on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona's Controversial Immigration Law
Three important parts of the law were struck down, another upheld (for now at least). The part that was upheld, sometimes called the "show me your papers" provision is seen by some as the most controversial part of the law. A good explanation from Marcia Coyle on the NewsHour on PBS last night:
Watch Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Part of Immigration Law on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Obama's Drone Program: Author of new book interviewed
The following interview of Dan Klaidman done by Jake Tapper of ABC News:
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