Some conservative Supreme Court justices signaled today that they’re unlikely to tear down Obamacare as oral arguments began in a Republican-backed lawsuit challenging the landmark health care law politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
This latest case, which is the third major challenge to the law heard by the court, centers around Congress’ decision in 2017 to eliminate the law’s penalty for not having health insurance — without removing the coverage requirement itself politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
A group of Republican states led by Texas and supported by the Trump administration argued that move made the so-called individual mandate unconstitutional, so the rest of the law should fall politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh strongly questioned whether the elimination of the mandate penalty made the rest of the law problematic. Kavanaugh appeared to favor leaving the rest of the law intact if the mandate is struck. politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
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