SCOTUS Watch: Court adds review of DACA to its 2019-2020 term

The 2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court term is slowly shaping up to be a momentous one, dropping a bombshell or two into the 2020 presidential campaign. The Census case is not over, and could return as early as this summer, or in early October. As Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern note at Slate: If there … Read more

Conservative activist judges threaten ‘Obamacare’ and the U.S. health insurance system

Back in early May, the Trump administration asked the court to strike down all of Obamacare: The Trump administration filed a motion in opposition to the entire Affordable Care Act aka “Obamacare” on Wednesday, arguing in a federal appeals court that the signature Obama-era legislation was unconstitutional and should be struck down. Trump Administration Files Formal Request … Read more

McSally’s Contortions on Obamacare

McSally is going to want to talk about anything other than healthcare over the next 18 months. She probably has a solidly researched explanation of why she lost the last election by now, and it probably hews pretty close to reality, part of which is that her Obamacare stance cost her critically in the election. … Read more

The Case of Demetrius Gibbs: Why Americans need High Quality and Affordable Universal Health Care

Demetrius Gibbs attempted to live the American Dream and lead a good life. College educated with a white-collar profession, Mr. Gibbs found he had kidney disease while undergoing a free checkup provided for by his employer-provided health insurance. Both of his kidneys were not functioning. Because of health reasons, no familial or voluntary kidney donors … Read more