The conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have questioned a key provision of the U.S. health care reform law, raising doubts about whether the government can require Americans to purchase insurance. The oral arguments Tuesday were the second of three days on President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy, the Affordable Care Act. Justice Antonin […]
Landmark US Health Care Law Faces Crucial Court Session
Landmark US Health Care Law Faces Crucial Court Session
The U.S. Supreme Court is holding another day of discussions on whether a key provision of President Barack Obama’s health care reform, the individual mandate, is permitted under the U.S. Constitution. Tuesday is the second of three days of arguments on Mr. Obama’s signature domestic policy. Under the law, nearly every American will be required […]
Landmark US Health Care Law Faces Crucial Court Session
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether the key provision of President Barack Obama’s historic heath care reform effort, the individual mandate, is permitted under the U.S. Constitution. Under the law, nearly every American will be required to buy a health insurance plan beginning in January 2014, or face a financial penalty. […]
US Supreme Court Completes Day One of Health Care Arguments
The Supreme Court has completed its first day of arguments on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a landmark case that could affect the lives of nearly every American. During the nearly 90-minute hearing Monday, the justices’ intensive questioning indicated that a legal issue with the potential to derail the case will not stand in […]
US Supreme Court Begins Hearing on Landmark Health Care Case
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Monday on President Barack Obama’s divisive health care overhaul, a landmark case that could affect the lives of nearly every American. Supporters of the measure say the provision is needed to spread the cost of health care among all Americans. Opponents are arguing the measure violates the Constitution and […]
US Health Care Battle Moves to Supreme Court
President Barack Obama’s divisive health care law comes before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, as opponents argue the measure violates the Constitution and tramples on individual liberties. The court will hear a challenge by attorneys representing private parties and 26 states, whose main argument is against a provision in the law requiring nearly all Americans […]
US Health Care Battle Moves to Supreme Court
Two years after it was signed into law, President Barack Obama’s divisive health care law comes before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. The court will hear a challenge by attorneys general representing 26 states who argue that the health care law violates the Constitution and tramples on individual liberties by requiring nearly all Americans to […]
Corporations and Human Rghts Groups Battle Before US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on whether an obscure U.S. law can be used to hold a multinational corporation accountable for human rights violations. The justices will hear arguments Tuesday from oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and a group of Nigerian activists who say the company was complicit in a government crackdown […]
US Supreme Court Considers Policy on Cursing, Nudity on TV
The U.S. Supreme Court has debated whether government regulators can police the airwaves for indecent program content. Justices on Tuesday engaged in lively debate with lawyers from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the country’s television broadcasters. Some justices questioned the value in having different segments of the media governed by different standards, while others […]
US Supreme Considers Policy on Cursing, Nudity on TV
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether government regulators can police the airwaves for indecent program content. Justices on Tuesday will hear arguments in the case which pits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against the country’s television broadcasters. The case questions the FCC’s policy of fining broadcasters for isolated incidents of foul language […]