Politics Law 
Winners and losers at the Supreme Court this week – San Francisco Gate
The deposed House Speaker declared victory — and vindication — yesterday when the high court upheld the law she fought so hard to pass … chief architect of the most important domestic policy legislation thus far in the 21st century.
New Gang Law Blows into the Windy City, Causing a Backlash in Illinois – Huffington Post
Some consider this yet another link in a long chain of legal … behind the law and he is not alone. There is no simple solution to this problem, though it is one that continues to plague the nation. Numerous … Continue reading
CORRECTED-After health ruling, will US be ready for the law? – Reuters UK
WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) – Now that the Supreme Court has removed the main legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, policy experts question whether enough U.S. states will be ready to implement the law when it takes …
Chief Justice Roberts reaches for greatness – Los Angeles Times
But merely having the title isn’t enough to make a chief the court’s dominant legal presence … moving constitutional law toward his own ideological sympathies while reaching an immediate result that avoided a direct political confrontation …
The Legal Debate Over the Health Law – New York Times
it is unlikely we will see a federal law with the breadth or as controversial as health care reform any time soon. Until then, the court’s narrow escape from a troubling decision proves that the needs of the nation still … Continue reading
State’s loser lawsuits waste taxpayer money – Miami Herald
The state spent about $39,000 in legal fees last fall unsuccessfully fending off a challenge to another new state law — supposed to be a big … “They can be assured if they adopt a policy they will be in … Continue reading
Some GOP-led states plan to resist health care law, as ruling reins in Medicaid expansion – FOX News
That means new legal challenges are sure to follow … called the ruling a “victory” for the American people and said he would not re-fight the political battle over the law.
How Obama’s health care law survived – Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
… the most controversial part of the law — the individual mandate — is legal. The mandate is the provision in the law that says everyone has to buy a health insurance policy by 2014 or pay a penalty. The … Continue reading
Legal Dispute Looms in Holder Contempt Fight – Time
(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans have won a historic political fight to hold Attorney General Eric … It all happened on the day that President Barack Obama‘s health care law survived in the Supreme Court, prompting some Democrats to …
No matter what it does, high court is seen as political – CNN
Washington (CNN)– Most Americans think Supreme Court justices base their rulings on personal political views rather than legal interpretation, polls show, and Thursday’s ruling on the politically charged health care reform law will probably …
