Republican leaders announced Monday the Arizona legislature plans to pass a basic spending plan and a series of “noncontroversial” bills before they may recess or adjourn sine die as a way to mitigate the effects of the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Does this mean they will jettison the controversial package of election bills and tax cut bills? … Read more
Back in January, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to expedite ‘Obamacare’ appeal, leaving protections hanging in the balance. The parties had sought a fast-track appeal for a decision this term, by the end of June, so the issue could be litigated in the court of public opinion in the election this fall. Today the Supreme … Read more
Update to Huse Democrats and blue states ask Supreme Court for expedited appeal of ‘Obamacare’. Chief Justice John Roberts this morning, before walking over to the U.S. Senate to preside over the Senate impeachment trial, took part in handing Republicans the gift they wanted before this year’s election. Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reports, Court will … Read more
Last month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the individual mandate, but not the entirety of ‘Obamacare’: The 2-1 decision by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals likely pushes any Supreme Court action on Obamacare until after the 2020 election but again thrusts the issue of health care into the forefront of the … Read more
Waiting for the close of the most recent enrollment period for “Obamacare,” two conservative activist judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled on the decision of a conservative activist trial court judge in Texas handpicked by Republican state attorneys general (forum shopping) to hold that the individual mandate of “Obamacare” is unconstitutional, … Read more