Political and Legal Law

political activism. Griffith had history of supporting Democratic causes and candidates, most recently in 2010, when he starred in a $700,000 ad campaign selling President Obama’s contentious health care reform law and changes in Medicare.

Will Republican-led states “opt out” of the expansion of Medicaid that is one of the chief pillars of the Obama administration’s healthcare law? Political figures in both parties have increasingly focused on that question since Thursday’s …

Illustrating the political polarization on the issue, three-quarters of Democrats backed the law, the same as a week earlier. One quarter opposed it. The two top Republicans in Congress vowed on Sunday to push ahead with efforts to repeal the … Continue reading →

They did not quite prevail in the Supreme Court, but they changed not only the legal but also the political debate in a way almost no one anticipated three years ago. Unhappy conservatives grumble that Congress can get around the … Continue reading →

Nowhere is political rhetoric more shameless — or more dangerous … have been suddenly taken by law from the only parents they have known and transferred to some distant Indian reservation to live among strangers in a world they know … Continue reading →

If the political rhetoric that accompanied last week’s Supreme Court … The court’s 5-4 decision upheld most of the controversial 2010 health care law, but gave opponents a minor victory when it ruled that states could decide whether to participate … Continue reading →

Martin O’Malley (D) in the spring requiring donors who give more than $500 to a political candidate to disclose their employers and occupations. That provision, which mirrors federal law and that of many other states, will lend transparency to …

It was clear from the majority opinion and the dissent in the Montana case that the freedom of executives to make political contributions from the corporate general treasury will remain the law of the land for some time, barring an … Continue reading →

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court has upheld the 2010 health care law, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing that the law was a valid exercise of Congress’s power to tax. Take our poll below. I … Continue reading →

Among all registered voters, support for the law rose to 48 percent in the online survey conducted after Thursday’s ruling, up from 43 percent before the court decision. The survey showed increased backing from Republicans and, crucially, the political …