Tag: Antonin Scalia
Justices Meet to Vote on Obamacare Case
(AP) Justices meet Friday to vote on health care caseBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhile the rest of us have to wait until June, the justices of the Supreme Court will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case by
UPDATE: SCOTUS Backtracking On Individual Mandate?
While yesterday’s oral arguments seemed to make clear the Court’s opposition to the Obamacare individual mandate, today’s oral arguments seem to show the Court backtracking quickly. According to Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog, the Justices seemed uncomfortable with the ramifications
Obamacare, Day 1: Supreme Court Will Declare Game On
The Supreme Court appears to reject the argument that it lacks jurisdiction to decide Obamacare’s fate until 2015. We should all expect the red-hot issues surrounding Obamacare to be decided by the end of June, for better or worse. And
Supreme Court Ruling Frees Families from Government Interference
The Supreme Court of the United States today struck down a California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion for the 7-2 majority, with Justices Breyer and Thomas dissenting. One can
Newsweek Keeps It Klassy
And I really like Jane Lynch, too. I’ve yet to see a role in which she wasn’t great. The interview in which she and Dan Savage participate about being gay and bullying and gay bullying is pure comedic awesomeness in
The Constitutional Fight over the ObamaCare Individual Mandate
I recently attended in Washington, D. C. an insightful debate, “How to Interpret the Constitution.” I asked each of four panelists to opine on the constitutionality of the individual mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health care beginning 2014. Two
The Emperor's Old Robe: Justice John Paul Stevens
Despite praise as a civil libertarian and liberal advocate, Justice Stevens’ real friend was government. Justice John Paul Stevens, retiring before the United States Supreme Court’s fall term, has long been considered the leader of the liberal’s intellectual bloc on
Uh, Oh: Will Ferrell's 'The Other Guys' Might Be a Serious Sucker-Punch-A-Thon
****UPDATE from Adam McKay: “The Cheney joke is gone cause it didn’t work. But the villain is a Maydoff character. How is that partisan?” The co-writer/director of “The Other Guys,” Adam McKay, Tweeted Big Hollywood yesterday after Pam Meister’s Sucker
