High Court misunderstanding on health care overhaul?
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 10, 2012
Tags: health care overhaul, insurance requirement, U.S. supreme court
WASHINGTON — A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could cloud U.S. Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the law’s insurance requirement is more onerous than it actually is. During the recent oral arguments some of the justices and the lawyers appearing before them seemed to be under [...]
Court takes health care case behind closed doors
By The Associated Press
POSTED: March 30, 2012
Tags: health care overhaul, U.S. supreme court
WASHINGTON — The survival of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy put tough questions to administration lawyers defending the health care law during three days of arguments [...]
Court schedules week of health care arguments
By The Associated Press
POSTED: December 19, 2011
Tags: health care overhaul, ppaca, President Barack Obama, U.S. supreme court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will use an unprecedented week’s worth of argument time in late March to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul before the 2012 presidential elections. The high court scheduled arguments for March 26th, 27th and 28th over the Patient Protection and Affordable [...]
C-SPAN: Put health care arguments on TV
By The Associated Press
POSTED: November 16, 2011
Tags: c-span, health care overhaul, TV, U.S. supreme court
WASHINGTON — C-SPAN is asking the Supreme Court to let it broadcast live next spring’s arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The not-for-profit network’s CEO, Brian Lamb, made the request by letter on Tuesday. There was no immediate response from the justices. Lamb says the health care arguments will affect “every American’s life, [...]
Group files high court health care appeal
By Mark Sherman
POSTED: September 28, 2011
Tags: appeal, health care overhaul, National Federation of Independent Business, U.S. supreme court
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A small-business group opposed to the health care overhaul is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the entire law, not just the core requirement to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. The National Federation of Independent Business filed an appeal Wednesday …
2 Obama appointees on VA court’s health care panel
By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 10, 2011
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, health care overhaul, Obama appointees, panel
RICHMOND, Va. — Two appointees of President Barack Obama have been selected for the three-judge federal appeals court panel reviewing his health care overhaul in Virginia. Judges Andre Davis and James Wynn were randomly selected …
Senate Dems vow to block health care repeal
By The Associated Press
POSTED: January 3, 2011
Tags: health care overhaul, repeal, Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top Senate Democrats are warning House Speaker-elect John Boehner they’ll block any Republican effort to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
High court turns down early health care challenge
By The Associated Press
POSTED: November 8, 2010
Tags: challenge, health care overhaul, SCOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court has turned down the first preliminary challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The decision Monday to reject an appeal from a former Republican state lawmaker …
Judge: Suit over health overhaul can go to trial
By The Associated Press
POSTED: October 14, 2010
Tags: Constitution, health care overhaul, lawsuit, Obama administration, SCOTUS
A federal judge ruled Thursday that parts of a lawsuit by 20 states seeking to void the Obama administration’s health care overhaul can go to trial, saying he wants hear additional arguments from both sides over whether the law is unconstitutional.
Breyer: Health overhaul could come before court
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 15, 2010
Tags: health care law, health care overhaul, high court review, Justice Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS
WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer predicted Thursday that the Supreme Court will one day pass judgment on this year’s health care overhaul.
Health, student loan changes finalized
By The Associated Press
POSTED: March 30, 2010
Tags: Banks, health care overhaul, health insurance reform bill, Pell grants, Student loans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finalizing two major pieces of his agenda, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sealed his health care overhaul and made the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process.
