Monday, June 18, 2012
Law Scalia book offers potential clue on health care ruling
Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:15 AM
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is author of a new book in which he reverses his past support for a key precedent believed critical in upholding President Obama's health care legislation. In other words, odds increase that politics will carry the day with Scalia, as is often the case.
WHILE WE'RE AT IT: Good analysis of the case and the invention, with political help, of the unprecedented argument on which Obamacare might be toppled.
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