Tag: Supreme Court

Skeptical justices question Obama healthcare law

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Courtroom illustration of U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli at the lectern to members of the U.S. Supreme Court in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration faced skeptical questioning from a U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservatives on Tuesday during a tense two-hour showdown over a sweeping healthcare law that has divided Americans. A ruling on the law’s key requirement that most people obtain health insurance or face a penalty appeared likely to come down to Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, two conservatives who pummeled the administration’s lawyer with questions. …

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Tea Party activists defy rain to rip Obama health care law

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Man hides from rain under his sign at Tea Party Patriots rally calling for repeal of the 2010 healthcare law on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several hundred rain-soaked Tea Party activists rallied on Saturday to call for the U.S. Supreme Court to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law after arguments next week. Speaker after speaker at the two-hour protest in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol tore up copies of the law and condemned it as a threat to American freedoms and a violation of the Constitution. …

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Supreme Court rejects state damages in medical leave case

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WASHINGTON, March 20 Reuters) – The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that states cannot be sued for money damages for violating a key provision of a federal law that gives workers time off for a serious medical condition, a decision that could affect millions of state employees. The high court by a 5-4 vote ruled that lawsuits against states under the law were barred by state sovereign immunity, deciding a case about claims for money damages for violations of a provision of the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act. …

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