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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
The Court’s very first argument of the 2012 term deals with one of America’s oldest laws. Prof. Bartram Brown discusses.
Category Archives: Term
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!
The Supreme Court officially kicks off its 2012 term on Monday. Prior to every session, the Marshal of the Court intones, “Oyez, oyez, oyez!” Below is one of the finest examples we’ve found.
Parsing the Healthcare Decision
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Professors Carolyn Shapiro and Sheldon Nahmod weigh in on the meaning and impact of the Court’s complicated ruling in the Affordable Care Act cases.
The Healthcare Judgment
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Below, Prof. Sheldon Nahmod summarizes today’s complicated decision. Prof. Nahmod has also posted some additional thoughts on the opinion on his blog, NahmodLaw. Additionally, Oyez has posted its plain-English summary of the Court’s ruling.
Opinion Announcements
With the momentous opinions this week in the Affordable Care Act cases and the Arizona immigration case, we’ve already received requests to post the bench statements by the justices. Unfortunately, the Court does not release recordings of these sessions to the National Archives until the beginning of the following term, usually sometime in October. We … Continue reading Opinion Announcements
Called It!
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Carolyn Shapiro, frequent Oyez contributor and director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, appeared on Chicago Tonight yesterday evening. When asked about the outcome, she correctly predicted the Court would uphold the individual mandate.
The Winning Argument
Case: The Affordable Care Act Cases The blockbuster decision by the Court to uphold the controversial Individual Mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act relied on an argument that, until today, most of the media had entirely overlooked. During the last 10 minutes of Solicitor General Donald Verrilli’s argument in March on the Individual Mandate, … Continue reading The Winning Argument
Court Finds Most of the Affordable Care Act Constitutional
Case: The Affordable Care Act Cases The Court today issued a long, complex decision in the closely watched cases dealing with President Obama’s signature healthcare reform legislation. Oyez is working to assemble a simplified summary of the conclusion, but most provisions, including the controversial Individual Mandate, were upheld.
Follow the Healthcare Opinion Announcements Live
The Court doesn’t allow live broadcasts of its proceedings, and it won’t release the audio recordings of tomorrow’s opinion announcements until October, but you can still get play-by-play coverage of the Court’s decisions from our friends at SCOTUSblog, who will be live-blogging the Court’s session tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EDT.
Decision on Healthcare Cases Likely on Thursday
Case: The Affordable Care Act Cases The Court today announced that the final session of the 2011 term will be this Thursday, June 28. This almost certainly means the Court will rule then on the closely watched cases involving President Obama’s signature healthcare reform legislation.