A lawsuit in D.C. Circuit Court that has flown under the radar has the potential to do immense damage to the health care law.
Scott Lemieux
Scott Lemieux is a political science professor at the University of Washington. He writes for the blog Lawyers, Guns & Money. Follow @lemieuxlgm
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Retirement, and the Value of Term Limits
Fixed term limits for justices would mean no more uncomfortable debates about when someone should leave the job they love.
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Did the Right Set Obama’s Agenda?
Recent debates on the left seem to overlook the success of critical progressive legislation.
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The Disgraceful Rejection of Debo Adegbile
Republicans voted against his approval as part of a broader anti-civil rights agenda, but the 7 Democrats who joined them ought to be mortified by their own cowardice.
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Who Cares About Clarence Thomas’s Silence?
Criticisms of the Supreme Court justice should focus on merit, not trivia questions about when the last time he asked a question during oral arguments was.
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Roberts Was Wrong on Voter Rights
Let’s not let him off the hook, please.
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It’s Not Illiberal To Defend Fundamental Rights
Making everyone a conscience onto themselves isn’t liberalism, but anarchy.
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Kansas’s Radical Attack on Gays and Lesbians
Not only does the state’s proposed law allow private businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples; it permits state employees to deny them basic services.
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Michael Sam, “Distraction”
Claims by anonymous officials that Sam will bring negative PR to the NFL are functionally and morally indistinguishable from simple bigotry.
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GOP to Working Poor: Drop Dead
Republicans finally have a comprehensive alternative plan to Obamacare—and it’s horrible.