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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: It is Kennedy's call (FINAL UPDATE 3:14 pm) — Analysis — If Justice Anthony M. Kennedy can locate a limiting principle in the federal government's defense of the new individual health insurance mandate, or can think of one on his own, the mandate may well survive.
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Toobin: Health law 'looks like it's going to be struck down' — CNN's legal correspondent Jeffrey Toobin reports that the court's conservative wing appeared skeptical of the Obama administration's arguments in favor of the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Split in Questions on Insurance Requirement — WASHINGTON - With the fate of President Obama's health care law hanging in the balance at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a lawyer for the administration faced a barrage of skeptical questions from four of the court's more conservative justices.
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Audio update from Tom — I stepped out of the oral argument to provide this audio report (at bottom of page). — For those who prefer reading, here is a summary of the report: — Based on the questions posed to Paul Clement, the lead attorney for the state challengers to the individual mandate …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Day 2 at the Court: Well, that Could Have Gone Better — My first impression from day two at the Supreme Court: I was more confident yesterday than I am today. With the caveat that I know health policy a lot better than I know law, I can still imagine the justices upholding the individual mandate.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Toobin: Obama healthcare reform law ‘in grave, grave trouble’ — A top legal analyst predicted Tuesday that the Obama administration's healthcare reform legislation seemed likely to be struck down by the Supreme Court. — Jeffrey Toobin, a lawyer and legal analyst, who writes …
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Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
People Are Saying That Obama's Healthcare Law Got Massacred At The Supreme Court Today — The Supreme Court just wrapped up the second day of oral arguments in the landmark case against President Obama's healthcare overhaul, and reports from inside the courtroom indicate that the controversial law took quite a beating.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid slams Toobin, says justices' tough questions won't mean health law's demise — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said tough questions from Supreme Court justices did not indicate how the court would rule and took to task a legal analyst who said otherwise.
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Jennifer Haberkornand David Nather / Politico:
Mandate could be in big trouble after Supreme Court arguements
Mandate could be in big trouble after Supreme Court arguements
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Washington Wire:
Recap: Obama Health Law at the Supreme Court, Day 2
Recap: Obama Health Law at the Supreme Court, Day 2
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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Kennedy's “Heavy Burden of Justification” …
Kennedy's “Heavy Burden of Justification” …
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Los Angeles Times:
Skeptical Kennedy signals trouble for Obama's healthcare law
Skeptical Kennedy signals trouble for Obama's healthcare law
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Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — John Roberts May Have Tipped His Hand On ‘Obamacare’ Reasoning
TPMDC — John Roberts May Have Tipped His Hand On ‘Obamacare’ Reasoning
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Justices signal possible trouble for health insurance mandate
Justices signal possible trouble for health insurance mandate
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Mike Sacks / The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Health Care Law: Justices Come Down Hard On The Mandate
Supreme Court Health Care Law: Justices Come Down Hard On The Mandate
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Registered Dem Killed Trayvon — The individual at the center of the controversial Trayvon Martin shooting is a registered Democrat. — George Michael Zimmerman, born Oct. 5, 1983, registered as a Democrat in Seminole County, Fla., in August 2002, according to state voter registration documents.
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Geraldo Rivera apologizes for ‘hoodie’ comment — Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for his “hoodie” remarks about Trayvon Martin that touched off a media firestorm last week, saying, “I have obscured the main point that someone shot and killed an unarmed teenager.”
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Internet Broadcasting / WPLG-TV:
Police: Trayvon protesters ransack store — North Miami Beach Walgreens incident caught on video — Surveillance video: Protesters ransack store — NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - — North Miami Beach police said surveillance video shows dozens of high school students demonstrating …
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David Weigel / Slate:
When in Doubt, Smear the Dead Kid — In my younger, more innocent days, anyone who asked to follow me on Facebook got a little blue check mark next to “friend.” The result, years later, is a large population of numbskulls who keep me abreast of the latest paranoid nonsense.
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David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller obtains Trayvon Martin's tweets
The Daily Caller obtains Trayvon Martin's tweets
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Mark Strassmann / CBS News:
New details deepen Trayvon Martin controversy
New details deepen Trayvon Martin controversy
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Racial-Relations Regression — The Trayvon Martin tragedy …
Racial-Relations Regression — The Trayvon Martin tragedy …
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Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
Spike Lee re-tweets incorrect address of Trayvon Martin shooter
Spike Lee re-tweets incorrect address of Trayvon Martin shooter
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney's 4-car fantasy home — SAN DIEGO — At Mitt Romney's proposed California beach house, the cars will have their own separate elevator. — There's also a planned outdoor shower and a 3,600-square foot basement — a room with more floor space than the existing home's entire living quarters.
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NOM Blog:
NOM Proud of Strong Record on Minority Partnerships — Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) — “We proudly bring together people of different races, creeds and colors to fight for our most fundamental institution: marriage.” —Brian Brown, president—
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BuzzFeed:
Solicitor General Coughs, Stumbles, Stutters Through ObamaCare Defense — A tough day at the Supreme Court bar. We edited together all of the painful moments. — by — Zeke Miller · added an hour ago · 11 responses
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Greg Lukianoff / The Huffington Post:
The 12 Worst Schools For Free Speech In 2012 — Free exchange of ideas is the lifeblood of any university, and for the second year in a row my organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), presents its list of the worst colleges and universities for freedom of speech.
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Jane L. Levere / New York Times:
Using a Light Touch to Attack a Dark Subject — Bolstered by a $50 million grant from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City, the Sierra Club is introducing its first major national video campaign to promote its Beyond Coal initiative. — The campaign features five videos …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama explains Medvedev open mic incident — SEOUL — President Barack Obama offered an extended explanation here Tuesday of the hot mic moment that caught him asking Russia's president for some “space” and “flexibility” until after November's election. — “The only way I get this stuff done …
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Makes Light of Missile-Shield Remark
Obama Makes Light of Missile-Shield Remark
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Jonathan Karl / Reuters:
Frustrated Senator Olympia Snowe Gives Obama an ‘F’ — Spinners and Winners — If there were ever a Republican for President Obama to work with, it was Maine Senator Olympia Snowe. She was one of just three Republicans in the entire Congress to vote for his economic stimulus plan in 2009 …
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