The legal health care battle is foremost a political match, which means precedents don’t matter quite as much.
Scott Lemieux
Scott Lemieux is a political science professor at the University of Washington. He writes for the blog Lawyers, Guns & Money. Follow @lemieuxlgm
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Will the Supreme Court Duck Health Care?
The Supreme Court has methods of getting out of politically contentious cases, but it doesn’t need to wield them for this week’s big case.
Posted inLaw and Justice
“That’s Specious Reasoning, Representative”
Arbitrarily classifying a number of murders as not-crimes is a good way to reduce reported violent crime rates, but it doesn’t actually reduce violence.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Roberts Court Joins the War On Women
When Daniel Coleman asked for sick leave from his job at the Appeals Court of Maryland, he was told he would be fired. The state’s actions violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), passed by Congress in 1993. Unfortunately, thanks to the Roberts Court, Coleman has a right without an appropriate remedy. A bare […]
Posted inLaw and Justice
George Zimmerman’s Collaborators
If he gets away with killing Martin, it’s not just the statute that bears responsibility.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Did Virginia Pro-Choicers Blunder?
Until there’s a magic formula to stop bad abortion legislation, we shouldn’t blame the pro-choice movement for not doing enough.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can Caucuses Be Defended?
The current system strikes a balance between access and ensuring the support of committed partisans that works well enough.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Cheering on the Nightmare Scenario
Getting rid of the filibuster is something to wish for, not to fear.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Santorum’s Double Standard
The candidate speaks on who is and isn’t a Christian.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Taking Anti-LGBT Discrimination Seriously
Two different judges offer arguments against DOMA.
