Weekly Roundup – March 13, 2015

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In the Washington Post, Ilya Somin argues that federalism principles cannot be used to defend the Administration’s position in the latest Obamacare challenge.

What would happen if the Court rules against Obamacare? The Department of Health and Human Services warned that nearly 8 million people could lose health care subsidies, a situation for which the administration has no backup plan.

A case in which a Michigan same-sex couple has not been allowed to jointly adopt children is now headed to the Supreme Court.

The Economist speculates on the path of least disruption for the Court in deciding its two biggest cases this Term on same-sex marriage and health care.

By throwing out a lower court ruling in favor of the government, the Court revived the University of Notre Dame’s religious objections to Obamacare’s requirement for contraception coverage.

The Court decided not to hear two appeals relating to U.S. treatment of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

At a speech at Davidson College on Thursday, Justice Sotomayor spoke of the need for more diversity on the bench.

As a tribute to women’s accomplishments in the field of law, artist Maia Weinstock created custom LEGO figurines of Justices O’Connor, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan.

ISCOTUS director Chris Schmidt asks whether Justice Kagan’s colorful and conversational style of prose can engage a lay audience.

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