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Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume

The state’s elections supervisors continue to oppose the campaign initiated by Governor Rick Scott.

Jul 3, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman

How Will Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law Be Implemented Now? How Will Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law Be Implemented Now?

After the Supreme Court knocked down several of its key components last month, where does SB-1070 go from here?

Jul 2, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

In the Healthcare Decision, a Hidden Threat? In the Healthcare Decision, a Hidden Threat?

Could the Supreme Court's ruling on healthcare be a major victory for those who want to limit the social safety net?

Jun 29, 2012 / Aziz Huq

Roberts and Obamacare: The Odd Couple Wins Roberts and Obamacare: The Odd Couple Wins

With the ACA upheld, the door has been opened for evolution toward what eventually will be recognized as nationalized healthcare.

Jun 29, 2012 / Blog / William Greider

Justice Roberts’s Decision Is Not for Cheering Justice Roberts’s Decision Is Not for Cheering

There are booby traps in the Court’s Commerce Clause reading, and the traps are baited and ready for tripping in the Medicaid part of the ruling.

Jun 29, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Did Justice Roberts Set Booby-Traps in His Commerce Clause Ruling? Did Justice Roberts Set Booby-Traps in His Commerce Clause Ruling?

Is Roberts “gutting the Commerce Clause”—or merely throwing red meat to the right?

Jun 28, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan

The Supreme Court Leaves Romney in the Cold The Supreme Court Leaves Romney in the Cold

 Mitt's reaction to today's decision was feeble, and telling.

Jun 28, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Obamacare Upheld: How and Why Did Justice Roberts Do It?

Obamacare Upheld: How and Why Did Justice Roberts Do It? Obamacare Upheld: How and Why Did Justice Roberts Do It?

President Obama may not call the individual mandate a “tax”—but John Roberts does.

Jun 28, 2012 / Blog / David Cole

Howard Dean on Healthcare Ruling: ‘The President Won’ Howard Dean on Healthcare Ruling: ‘The President Won’

"It’s going to be hard for conservatives to say that John Roberts condoned a socialist plan,” Howard Dean tells The Nation.

Jun 28, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman

Outside the Court, GOP Revs Up Base While Progressives Cheer Outside the Court, GOP Revs Up Base While Progressives Cheer

Republicans will push for a full repeal of the law, while many Democrats are promising to add even more to it. 

Jun 28, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

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