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Advocates of action on climate change hold a trump card. When the Supreme Court in 2007 determined that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, the EPA got a mandate to regulate it. But, what the court giveth, the court can rescind in a tightly contested vote.
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The Supreme Court refused to hear a case on Tuesday that holds telecom companies accountable for letting the National Security Agency spy on unknowing Americans without a warrant.
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The new Supreme Court term begins next Monday and Court watchers are already sizing up the cases that they plan to hear, including one with a rather unusual approach to lawyering.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, toughest Supreme Court Judge around, gave a cheeky answer to a Colorado student on Wednesday night and predicted she'll be deciding on the Defense of Marriage Act sooner rather than later.
The conventional wisdom is that Citizens United treats political spending by corporations and labor unions equally. But the freedom that the Court’s Citizens United decision gives to corporations and unions alike, other cases take away from unions alone. The result? A legally constructed advantage for corporations over unions when it comes to politics.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg survived cancer twice, so we already knew she was tough, but now it turns out she broke two ribs early in June and didn't even think the injury was serious enough to take time off work.
It doesn't matter how rich Romney is except when it might, and some conflicting news for Obama when it comes to health care and immigration. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Mitt Romney said on Thursday he could no longer support Chief Justice John Roberts after his vote on the Affordable Care Act because Roberts acted too much in the interest of politics, but Roberts is not the only one on the court facing that criticism.
Obama is following up on the goal he set in May to finally repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to hear appeals for two different cases to finally decide whether or not DOMA is constitutional.
The Supreme Court is usually very good about keeping its deliberations secret, but it hasn't worked out that way for its ruling on Obamacare.
Once upon a time, about eight years ago, the Republican Party was seen as perfectly disciplined unified organism, responding in concert to its nerve-center's wishes and whims. Squabbling Democrats cowered before its discipline. Today, Rove is certainly not gone -- he's running a well-financed Super PAC that will surely be influential this election. But the sense of order in the GOP is.
To get a sense of how mad Republicans are that Chief Justice John Roberts found Obamacare to be constitutional, it helps to look at former George W. Bush staffers -- the people who helped him get to the Supreme Court -- say not so subtly that maybe he shouldn't have been nominated at all.
The prevailing wisdom in conservative circles, following this weekend's news about John Roberts' health care flip-flop, is that the liberal media influenced the Chief Justice's decision. Yet, in retrospect it looks like both sides were playing that game all along.
Chief Justice John Roberts originally sided with the Supreme Court's four conservative justices to strike down the Affordable Care Act, but later changed his position and formed an alliance with liberals to uphold President Obama's health care reform law.
If you want a visual guide to how the right's anger over Obamacare has evolved over time, you need to look at T-shirts.
One of the funny things about Obamacare roots in the health care reform Mitt Romney enacted while governor of Massachusetts is that Romney has already had to defend himself against all the attacks President Obama is now facing.
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled Obamacare constitutional, a growing chorus of Republicans, including Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, are urging states to simply refuse to implement the law. Do they actually have that chance?
While the Supreme Court's ruling that Obamacare is constitutional is a big victory for President Obama, there was some speculation that the White House wouldn't celebrate too much, because the law as a whole is still unpopular.
CNN and Fox News screwed up royally yesterday, initially reporting that the individual mandate had been struck down by the Supreme Court when in fact the exact opposite happened. Sure, that's embarrassing, but who should be more embarrassed?
At the Aspen Ideas Festival, we're asking the gathered range of financial and political jet-setters one big question a day. Today: How does the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obamacare alter the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts?
With the big news out of the Supreme Court today it's not surprising that debates raged in our comments section.
Not willing to let a major event happen go by without turning it into a meme, the Internet has birthed a series of viral healthcare jokes, which appeared on Facebook and Twitter in the hours after news broke of the Supreme Court's decision.
The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare as constitutional Thursday, and all of Washington flooded with press releases.
By giving the health care law's advocates a 5-4 victory, siding with a liberal majority and writing the decision himself, it looks like Chief Justice John Roberts is embracing the "umpire" role he said he'd take on during his confirmation hearings.
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In a 5-4 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court could give Republicans a huge victory Thursday by striking down Obamacare, and yet Republicans will have to restrain themselves from celebrating.
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The outcomes of Supreme Court cases are notoriously difficult to predict, but that hasn't stopped some of the top legal minds in the country from venturing educated guesses as to how the high court will rule on the Affordable Care Act.
For the last year, Rep. Darrell Issa has masterfully sustained the media hype surrounding his cause celebre Operation Fast and Furious, but at the final crucial moment, the vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt this week, he's setting himself up for a media blackout.
The Supreme Court did not hand down its decision on Obamacare today but it did reveal clues about how it views federal power.
The Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's controversial immigration law was confusing for the press, who couldn't decide whether it was a major defeat for President Obama or a victory for the federal government. But Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was not conflicted at all.
The nation was eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, which did not come today, but still shined a brighter light the other important decisions that were released today.
It's the biggest event in politics this summer and we've got your guide to watching it unfurl.
In the word's of Bono, the Supreme Court's ruling on FCC v. Fox was "effing brilliant!" Today, the Supreme Court thew out fines against Fox and other broadcasters by the Federal Communications Commission for fleeting expletives or nudity on TV. Meanwhile, its much anticipated Obamacare ruling won't be coming down today.
News that the Justice Department is delaying cases involving married same-sex couples in anticipation of the repeal of Defense of Marriage Act -- coming just after the President's decision to stop deporting young illegal immigrants -- makes "stalling while awaiting some other branch of the federal government" seem like the hot immigration policy strategy of the week.
Decrying polarization is the everyone's favorite game in Washington, but in the case of the Supreme Court, it's statistically measurable.
Hold your horses, people: The Supreme Court will not hand down a decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare today, contrary to speculation earlier this morning.
Four years ago this July, The Atlantic marshaled neurological evidence to show how Google is making us stupid. Turns out, the Supreme Court wasn't spared either.
Throughout all of recorded human history, there has always been a common flaw for all theories purporting to explain the human condition: None of them has had anything to do with Muppets. Until now.
A Federal Appeals court in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act violates the Constitution by denying federal benefits to same-sex couples and though it's a narrow ruling, it's still a victory for same-sex marriage advocates as the case makes its way ever-closer to the Supreme Court.
Before retiring from the Supreme Court in 2009, liberal Justice David Souter penned a dissent so critical of the court's conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts went to great lengths to prevent it from being published.
Add this to John Edwards' many aspirations: Supreme Court Justice.
Despite the increasing popularity of gay marriage nationwide, a majority of North Carolinians support a constitutional amendment that bans it. Plus, the Supreme Court gets less popular. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
For the second time in two months, White House solicitor general Donald Verrilli is being blamed for blowing a case in front of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Arizona's controversial immigration law today, from the same two lawyers who led the fight over the Affordable Care Act last month.
Cartoonist Nick Anderson on the politicization of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made big news today by revealing the obvious: Oral arguments aren't that big of a deal—especially to Thomas, who has gone more than six years without asking a single question at a hearing.
Europe is scratching its head over the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down President Obama's signature legislative achievement.
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