Category Archives: OT 2011

News, OT 2011

2011 Major Opinion Announcements Posted

The Court today released recordings of its opinion announcements for the 2011 term. Oyez is in the process of posting these. Last term’s major cases are now available, including: — The Affordable Care Act Cases — United States v. Alvarez — Arizona v. United States — Miller v. Alabama Transcripts of the opinion announcements are … Continue reading 2011 Major Opinion Announcements Posted →

Affordable Care Act, Behind the Decision, OT 2011

Parsing the Healthcare Decision

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The Affordable Care Act Cases

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.

Affordable Care Act, Behind the Decision, OT 2011

The Healthcare Judgment

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The Affordable Care Act Cases

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.

News, OT 2011

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 →

Affordable Care Act, OT 2011

Called It!

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The Affordable Care Act Cases

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.

Affordable Care Act, OT 2011

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 →

Affordable Care Act, OT 2011

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.

Affordable Care Act, OT 2011

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.

Affordable Care Act, OT 2011

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.

Immigration, OT 2011

Court Strikes Down Most of Controversial Immigration Law

The Supreme Court today rejected most of the state of Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law as unconstitutionally infringing on the Federal government’s powers. While most of the law was struck down, one provision, which allows state law enforcement personell to inquire about immigration status where there is reasonable suspicion that an individual might be in … Continue reading Court Strikes Down Most of Controversial Immigration Law →