Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the most recent challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The case has the potential to invalidate the entire law. While the Court’s decision isn’t expected soon, the oral arguments may provide some clues as to which way the Justices are leaning. We stress, however, that
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More Uncertainty on Health Care Reform — Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Premium Tax Credits in Federal Exchanges
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By Mark Casciari and Ben Conley
As we suggested might happen, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari in King v. Burwell. The core of this case, as copious press reports have noted, is whether the Affordable Care Act’s limitation of premium tax credits to exchanges “established by the State” was sloppy drafting or…
Sixth Circuit Baits Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage Bans
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By: Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, Ian H. Morrison and Jules Levenson
It has been slightly over a year since the Supreme Court invalidated Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) in United States v. Windsor, thus allowing same-sex spouses who were legally married to receive the federal rights and benefits of marriage. Left…