Political and Legal Law

After health care ruling, Ted Kennedy would tell country to ‘implement the law and move on,’ widow says – Boston Globe

The late Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s message to the country after the Supreme Court upheld the national health care law last week would be to let the reforms take effect and move on to other business, his widow said Sunday. … Continue reading

Politics of health reform aren’t changing – Canton Repository

Blevins. Many cited the Obamacare vote as a key reason for Boccieri’s loss. Since Obamacare’s passage in 2010, Republicans have vowed to repeal the law. The cry heightened after Thursday’s ruling, especially after Chief Justice John Roberts said …

Gov. Scott says Florida will not comply with health care law or expand Medicaid – msnbc.com

Scott also must weigh the political calculations of saying no to Medicaid because … President Obama’s health care law called for states in 2014 to expand Medicaid eligibility to those making up to 133 percent of the poverty level, or … Continue reading

Republicans say American voters will have final word on health care law in upcoming elections – Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress say voters will have the final word on health care in the November elections, and the GOP is betting that the law’s unpopularity will be enough to drive Democrats from power. The White House’s … Continue reading

Chief Justice Roberts signals that Supreme Court remains independent – Boston Herald

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.considers it an insult when he hears it said that he and the justices are playing politics. He has always insisted his sole duty was to decide the law, not to pick the … Continue reading

Court ruling pumps up tea partiers — but not their enthusiasm for Romney – CNN

(CNN)– Before the ink completely dried on the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the nation’s health care law, pundits summed up its political impact: It handed President Barack Obama a huge policy win — but gave Mitt Romney a political … Continue reading

Bachmann: No Man is Above the Law – FOX News

“No man is above the law. It doesn’t matter if you are a janitor in a church … Bachmann claims that the vote wasn’t political. “It looks like Eric Holder is in major trouble,” added Bachmann. She also believes that … Continue reading

Mississippi Abortion Clinic Law Set To Take Effect – Huffington Post

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi could soon become the only state without an abortion clinic because of a new law taking effect this weekend. Critics say the law would force women to drive hours across the state line to obtain a … Continue reading

Missouri legislative leaders saying no to Medicaid expansion – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“I don’t think many people truly within our General Assembly have studied (the health care law) as much as they need to.” Alan Abramowitz, political scientist at Emory University in Atlanta, said Republican leaders in Missouri and elsewhere will face … Continue reading

Health law battle enters round 2 – FOX News

A new front has opened in efforts to reshape how the federal government implements President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul now that the Supreme Court has ruled to keep the law in place. Employers, insurers, hospitals, drug makers and …