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Yes, the IRS Can Use Liens and Incarceration to Enforce ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate Tue May 29

Michael F. Cannon

Here’s a poor, unsuccessful letter I sent to the editor of Politico: ... more
Obama Should Blame Himself, Not The Court Mon May 28

Phil Kerpen

Sometime in the next month, the United States Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Obama’s individual mandate, the provision forcing everyone in the United States to buy health insurance. ... more
Obama Should Blame Himself, Not The Court Sun May 27

Phil Kerpen

Sometime in the next month, the United States Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Obama's individual mandate, the provision forcing everyone in the United States to buy health insurance. Based on how badly this provision was defeated in the oral arguments, it will likely be struck down as unconstitutional. ... more
Freedom? Yeah, Right! Fri May 25

Kathryn Lopez

Confronted with a 'train wreck,' the new archbishop of Baltimore implores us to 'pray diligently as communities, as families and as individuals.' ... more
Sick Chickens and Sick Laws Mon Apr 16

Marvin Folkertsma

When President Obama made his famous declaration about how he was confident that “that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress,” many observers figured the chief executive missed April Fools’ Day by a single digit. ... more
The Liberal Attack on the Court Sun Apr 8

Steve Chapman

Back in the 1960s, conservatives angry at the Supreme Court's rulings under its liberal chief justice put up billboards with the message: "Impeach Earl Warren." Today, you can order T-shirts and buttons with an updated demand: "Impeach John Roberts." ... more
Verilli Not Administration's Worst Lawyer After All Wed Apr 4

Ann Coulter

Former law professor Barack Obama is alleging that a "good example" of judicial activism would be the Supreme Court (in his words, "a group of people") overturning "a duly constituted and passed law." ... more
Supreme Court Mulls Not Just Healthcare, but the Role of Government in America Wed Apr 4

Ken Connor

As an attorney who has argued a number of appellate cases, I can testify that judges' questions during oral arguments are not necessarily a good predictor of the outcome of a case. Judges often use oral argument as a sounding board for competing jurisprudential theories and as a vehicle for playing devil's advocate. The questions asked don't necessarily telegraph how the judges are feeling about the case, or the way they will ultimately rule. ... more
Obamacare Will Be Romney's Savior Wed Apr 4

Jonah Goldberg

It looks as if it's going to be Mitt Romney after all. With Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush endorsing the former Massachusetts governor last week, there aren't any white knights left to play the role of GOP savior. But that news hasn't reached his competitors yet. ... more
Romney's Royal 'We' -- and 'Personal Responsibility' Wed Apr 4

Terry Jeffrey

When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he saw a problem he believed government should solve. Ninety-three percent of the people in the state had health insurance -- including private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid -- but 7 percent did not. ... more
Obamacare Could Make Contracts Unenforceable Sat Mar 31

Helen Whalen Cohen
Mandates Vs. Free-Riders Sat Mar 31

John C. Goodman

Put aside the Constitutional question for a moment. The Obama Justice Department is also arguing that a mandate is needed to make health insurance work. Are they right? ... more
SCOTUS Momentus Fri Mar 30

Rich Galen

I am here in California to do the Bill Maher program tonight on HBO (check local listings). I came out a day early because The Lad, the Ladette, and the Grand-Ladette live here and I got to spend time with them. ... more
Even If It Survives the Court, the Health Care Law Is Doomed Fri Mar 30

Scott Rasmussen

Media coverage now implies that the U.S. Supreme Court will determine the fate of President Obama's health care law. But nothing the court decides will keep the law alive for more than a brief period of time. ... more
Conservative Interpretations Fri Mar 30

Jonah Goldberg

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg likes the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act and other ingredients of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka "ObamaCare." Why, she asked toward the end of three days of hearings, shouldn't the court keep the good stuff in ObamaCare and just dump the unconstitutional bits? ... more
Predictions from Obamacare's Week in Court: Goodbye, Mandate? Thu Mar 29

Kate Hicks

After a three-day marathon of oral arguments, during which the Supreme Court considered various facets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, final impressions everywhere are mixed. ... more
Can the Government Force You to Eat Broccoli? Thu Mar 29

Judge Andrew Napolitano

This week, the Supreme Court measured Obamacare to see whether it fits within the confines of the Constitution. ... more
Shocker: Supremes' Obamacare Decision Will Likely Come Down to Kennedy's Vote Wed Mar 28

Guy Benson
Day 3 of Supreme Court's health care hearings take on new urgency Wed Mar 28

Townhall.com Staff
Back to the Future? Wed Mar 28

Thomas Sowell

When a 1942 Supreme Court decision that most people never heard of makes the front page of the New York Times in 2012, you know that something unusual is going on. ... more
The ObamaCare Penalty That Isn't Wed Mar 28

Jacob Sullum

On Monday, U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told the Supreme Court the "shared responsibility payment" required of Americans who fail to obtain government-approved medical coverage is not a tax. On Tuesday, he said it is. ... more
Day Three: If the Mandate Goes, Can the Rest Stay? Is Medicaid Expansion Coercive? Wed Mar 28

Kate Hicks

If yesterday was the dramatic climax of the health case, then today is its denouement. The Court will consider two questions today: this morning, If the mandate is unconstitutional, how much, if any, of the PPACA may remain? This afternoon, Is Medicaid expansion coercion of the states? ... more
Pro-ObamaCare Protester Struggles to Defend Her Position Wed Mar 28

Washington, DC

Journalist: So if you cant defend the study where did you get the sign? Woman: “I picked it up on the ground over there.” ... more
After Day Two: Justices Skeptical of ObamaCare Constitutionality Tue Mar 27

Katie Pavlich
Day Two: Is the Mandate Constitutional? Tue Mar 27

Kate Hicks

And now, for the main event. ... more