The Case Against Obamacare, on Abortion
As the nation awaits the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obamacare, much attention has been paid to the constitutional questions surrounding the individual mandate—and rightly so…. Read More
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McConnell Describes Political Left’s Efforts to Restrict Free Speech
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Friday that the Obama administration is pursuing restrictions on political speech through whatever means possible, including bypassing Congress and the… Read More
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Next Stop for Proposition 8: U.S. Supreme Court
It was no surprise today that the most liberal (and most-overturned) federal appeals court in the nation, the Ninth Circuit, refused a request for a… Read More
Definition of Marriage Headed to the Supreme Court
Announcements today and last week from the First and Ninth Circuit Courts have set the stage for the Supreme Court to weigh in concerning the… Read More
Armour v. Indianapolis: “Money Down the Sewer”
Not many cases involving the financing of municipal sewer construction projects are likely to raise issues that might interest the Supreme Court (or anyone else… Read More
Court Strikes Down The Defense of Marriage Act
Today, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held unconstitutional a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act… Read More
Liberals Plan Propaganda Campaign to Sway Media After Obamacare Ruling
A month before the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of Obamacare, liberal supporters are already planning an aggressive propaganda campaign to… Read More
Leahy Lectures Chief Justice on Obamacare
It’s not every day that a member of one branch of the federal government tries to be the boss of the leader of a separate… Read More
Arizona v. United States: Showdown in the Supreme Court
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an immigration case out of the State of Arizona. And for the… Read More
What Does the Supreme Court Think About Washington’s Education Overreach?
During the course of Obamacare oral arguments in late March, an interesting exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli illuminated the… Read More
Obama Stumbles While Stepping Back on Supreme Court Comments
Although the Supreme Court Justices are tight-lipped, most everyone else has condemned President Obama for the attack he launched at the judiciary on Monday. Even… Read More
VIDEO: Undercover Investigation Reveals Liberal Hypocrisy on Voter ID
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas, claiming such measures are “unnecessary,” discriminatory and would… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Slams Supreme Court over Obamacare
The highest elected official in the United States dished out an extra helping of irony yesterday when, in speaking at a joint news conference with… Read More
Justices Take Next Step in Deciding Obamacare’s Fate
The morning news cycle has been buzzing with anticipation as the Supreme Court meets for its first conference after the Obamcare oral arguments, and some… Read More
VIDEOS: Obamacare at the Supreme Court
Heritage was at the Supreme Court for the past three days to observe the oral arguments over the constitutionality of Obamacare. Heritage’s Todd Gaziano and… Read More
Is the Supreme Court the Final Arbiter on Obamacare?
In oral arguments yesterday about Obamacare’s individual mandate, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts posited that if the government could force people to buy health insurance,… Read More
Audio and Transcript: Obamacare at the Supreme Court, Day Three
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard the third day of oral arguments for and against Obamacare’s individual mandate. The day’s discussion mostly revolved around the… Read More
Obamacare at the Court: Day 3, Severability and Spending
If the individual mandate is the blockbuster issue before the Court, Medicaid and severability may be sleeper hits that ultimately have tremendous impact. If the… Read More
In Pictures: Conservatives Rally Against Obamacare at the Court
Heritage was on the scene at the Supreme Court today as the justices began the second day of hearings on Obamacare (as we were yesterday)…. Read More
Video: Individual Mandate Under Fire: Obamacare at the Court, Day 2
The packed hearing room of the Supreme Court was a who’s who of lawyers and political leaders this morning, all of whom witnessed what was… Read More
Audio and Transcript: Obamacare at the Supreme Court, Day Two
Obamacare saw its second day at the Supreme Court today. Heritage staff will have in-depth analysis of the day’s events later today (read our preview… Read More
VIDEO: Doctor-Turned-Lawmaker Sen. John Barrasso Fights Obamacare
Sen. John Barrasso earned the nickname “Wyoming’s Doctor” after working for 24 years as an orthopedic surgeon in Casper. Today he represents the state in… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare Comes before the Supreme Court
Rare is the occasion when the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather to hear three days of arguments, and rarer still is when… Read More
Obamacare at the Court: Day 1
This morning, shortly after 10 am, Chief Justice John Roberts will open oral argument in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida on… Read More
Attention, Obamacare Court Watchers: Synchronize Watches… Now!
Six hours of oral argument will be conducted in four sessions, spread over three days. That’s what the Supreme Court has allocated for the cases… Read More
Obamacare in the Supreme Court 101: Deliberations, Rulings and Impacts
On Monday—two years after President Obama signed Obamacare into law—the Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging the health law’s constitutionality. Heralded as the case of… Read More
Scribecast: NFIB’s Karen Harned on Obamacare at the Supreme Court
Shortly after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law two years ago, the National Federation of Independent Business joined a… Read More
Obamacare’s Two-Year Anniversary
Today marks the two-year anniversary of President Obama signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will go down in the history… Read More
PODCAST: Obamacare’s Supreme Court Challenge
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network, discusses her work on the Supreme Court… Read More
Supreme Court Rules EPA Orders Are Subject to Judicial Review
In a landmark decision for property rights law, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that alleged violations of the Clean Water Act are not… Read More
