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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Real Winners — So the Supreme Court — defying many expectations — upheld the Affordable Care Act, a k a Obamacare. There will, no doubt, be many headlines declaring this a big victory for President Obama, which it is. But the real winners are ordinary Americans — people like you.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney raises $4.3M after health ruling — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has raised $4.3 million since the Supreme Court ruled President Obama's healthcare law is constitutional. — Romney started raising funds immediately after the decision, and in a message to supporters Friday morning …
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The Moderate Voice, The Gateway Pundit and Red Alert Politics
David Bernstein / The Volokh Conspiracy:
More Hints that Roberts Switched his Vote — Reader Stuart Buck provides more detail as to why the dissent reads like a majority opinion (see also Deborah Pearlstein at Balkanization): — 1. The dissent has a whole section on severability that is completely beside the point except …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The political genius of John Roberts — After Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes deftly beat back Franklin Delano Roosevelt's court-packing proposal, FDR said, with grudging admiration, that Hughes was the best politician in the country. “That was hardly the way Hughes would have chosen to be remembered …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Conservatives' consolation prize — Conservatives won a substantial victory Thursday. The physics of American politics — actions provoking reactions — continues to move the crucial debate, about the nature of the American regime, toward conservatism. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has served this cause.
Charles Krauthammer / National Review:
Why Roberts Did It — It's the judiciary's Nixon-to-China: Chief Justice John Roberts joins the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and upholds the constitutionality of Obamacare. How? By pulling off one of the great constitutional finesses of all time. He managed to uphold …
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Paul Campos / Salon:
Did John Roberts switch his vote? — Updated: The dissents suggest the court was set to overturn Obamacare — until Roberts suddenly changed his vote — [UPDATED BELOW] — Has a second “switch in time” saved nine? That's the unavoidable impression that a reading of the four dissenters' joint opinion in the PPACA case leaves.
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Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
Why Romney Won't Repeal Obamacare — Mitt Romney, speaking just before noon today, declared that on his first day in office, “I will act to repeal Obamacare.” I think he chose his words carefully. As President, he may indeed “act” to repeal it on Day One, but I don't believe he will actually be able to overturn the law.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Don't Often Name Healthcare as Top U.S. Problem — But they do rate healthcare as important when asked about it specifically — PRINCETON, NJ — Although the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has dominated the news recently, with coverage exploding Thursday as the Supreme Court ruled …
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New York Times:
States Face a Challenge to Meet Health Law's Deadline — The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act shifts the focus from whether sweeping changes to the health insurance market should take place to a scramble to meet the law's rapidly approaching deadlines.
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Aftermath, Continued — Add strange bedfellows George Will and the Washington Post's Ezra Klein (wasn't he the young naïf who made that idiotic comment a while back about the Constitution being hard to understand because it was over 100 years old?) to the camp saying Roberts' opinion is actually a conservative victory.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Pence likens health care ruling to 9/11 — In a closed door House GOP meeting Thursday, Indiana congressman and gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence likened the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Democratic health care law to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to several sources present.
Todd Gregory / Media Matters for America:
Drudge Smears Justice Roberts Over His Seizures — In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of health care reform, the Drudge Report is smearing Chief Justice John Roberts over the possibility that he might use epilepsy medication and suggesting that it affected his judgment.
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Washington Post:
Health-care ruling motivates Romney supporters — Video: Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke on the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the health-care law. Romney said he will work to repeal the health-care law if elected president. — If conservatives needed …
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Randy Barnett / The Daily Beast:
Is The Supreme Court's Health-Care Ruling a Turning Point in Constitutional Law? — Although it upheld the individual mandate, the Court reaffirmed the traditional view that there must be a judicially-enforceable limit on the powers of Congress, writes Randy Barnett.
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Michael Hastings / BuzzFeed:
CNN News Staffers Revolt Over Blown Coverage
CNN News Staffers Revolt Over Blown Coverage
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Chief Justice's Gambit
The Chief Justice's Gambit
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Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog:
How far the four dissenters were willing to go
How far the four dissenters were willing to go
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Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
Supreme Court puts new limits on Commerce Clause. But will it matter?
Supreme Court puts new limits on Commerce Clause. But will it matter?
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Avik Roy / The Apothecary:
Why The Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare May Dramatically Increase the Deficit
Why The Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare May Dramatically Increase the Deficit
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Conservative Republicans Turn On Former Hero, Chief Justice John Roberts
Conservative Republicans Turn On Former Hero, Chief Justice John Roberts
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Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
John Roberts Outrages Conservatives In Health Care Ruling
John Roberts Outrages Conservatives In Health Care Ruling
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
4 Reasons Why Republicans Won't Be Able To Repeal Obamacare
4 Reasons Why Republicans Won't Be Able To Repeal Obamacare
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The Daily Beast and The New Republic
Lawrence Solum / Legal Theory Blog:
The Commerce Clause Discussion and the Doctrine of Stare Decisis (Updated)
The Commerce Clause Discussion and the Doctrine of Stare Decisis (Updated)
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J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
Did Nino Scalia Firmly Think He Had His “Constitutional Moment”, and His Majority?
Did Nino Scalia Firmly Think He Had His “Constitutional Moment”, and His Majority?
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Lawrence Solum / Legal Theory Blog:
Evidence that the Votes Shifted After Conference (Initial Vote to Declare Mandate Unconstitutional)
Evidence that the Votes Shifted After Conference (Initial Vote to Declare Mandate Unconstitutional)
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Daniel Epps / The Atlantic Online:
In Health Care Ruling, Roberts Steals a Move From John Marshall's Playbook
In Health Care Ruling, Roberts Steals a Move From John Marshall's Playbook
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Glenn Thrushand Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Supreme Court health care ruling shakes up 2012 race
Supreme Court health care ruling shakes up 2012 race
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David Bernstein / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Was the Dissent Originally a Majority Opinion?
Was the Dissent Originally a Majority Opinion?
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Geneva Sands / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton: ‘Obviously quite excited’ about court ruling
Hillary Clinton: ‘Obviously quite excited’ about court ruling
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Rubio: IRS to ‘come after’ uninsured
Rubio: IRS to ‘come after’ uninsured
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Jonathan H. Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Initial Thoughts on the Health Care Ruling
Initial Thoughts on the Health Care Ruling
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Nancy Pelosi Botches Brian Terry's Name While Addressing Congress on Holder Contempt Charges — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), while speaking on the House floor opposing the contempt charges of Attorney General Eric Holder, actually botched the name of slain border patrol agent Brian Terry.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
House holds Holder in contempt over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents
House holds Holder in contempt over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents
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New York Times:
Fast and Furious Contempt Citation for Holder
Fast and Furious Contempt Citation for Holder
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Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
Leigh Ann Caldwell / CBS News:
House charges Holder with contempt of Congress
House charges Holder with contempt of Congress
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Red Alert Politics, The Hill, Politico, Scared Monkeys and Ricochet Conversations Feed
Juan O. Tamayo / MiamiHerald.com:
Gay activists in Cuba demand that parliament respect their rights — Just days before Cuba's second annual Gay Pride march on Sunday, gay rights activists demanded respect from Cuban lawmakers. — JTAMAYO@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM — Cuban gay activists held a kiss-in demonstration and presented …
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