memeorandum: Supreme Court saves Obamacare (CNN)

5:30 PM ET, June 25, 2015

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Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies — The case concerned a central part of the Affordable Care Act, which created marketplaces, known as exchanges, to allow people who lack insurance to shop for health plans.

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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:

The Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision Is The Biggest Possible Win For The Obama Administration — The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell is not simply a victory for the Obama administration — and for the millions of Americans who depend upon the Affordable Care Act for their health coverage.

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Ben Zimmer / Language Log:

We'll just have to pass it... In the majority opinion of King v. Burwell, Chief Justice Roberts had some harsh words for the “inartful drafting” of the Affordable Care Act, which led to the difficulty in interpreting the phrase “an Exchange established by the State.” Roberts wrote:

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Althouse and Instapundit

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

President Obama just won on Obamacare. Big time. — Speaking at the White House, President Obama declared the Supreme Court ruling on health-care subsidies a win but said there is still work to be done. Here are key moments from his reaction to the ruling. (AP) — I won.

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Bloomberg Business:

Victory for Obamacare: 2016 Candidates React — It seems clear the justices' ruling will not end the political debate over how Americans obtain and pay for health insurance. — The candidates hoping to succeed President Barack Obama reacted on predictably partisan lines following …

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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:

Obama's healthcare legacy sealed — The Supreme Court cemented President Barack Obama's signature achievement on Thursday by affirming that the Affordable Care Act intended to help all Americans who need help paying for their insurance. — In their 6-3 majority in King v. Burwell …

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Conservatives steamed at Chief Justice Roberts' betrayal — They begrudgingly gave him a pass for the first Obamacare ruling. Not this time. — Conservatives were left baffled after Chief Justice John Roberts saved Obamacare three years ago. On Thursday, as the George W. Bush appointee …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Hot Air and RedState

Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:

Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges — Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that health insurance consumers can receive federal subsidies regardless of their state's role in running their insurance market, fewer states may stay in the game.

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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision

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Amy Fried / Talking Points Memo:
What A Maine Tea Party Battle Tells Us About Obamacare's Future

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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Yet Again, A Scalia Dissent Is Used Against Him

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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo: Scalia Lashes Out: ‘We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare’

Kimberly Leonard / US News:
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies

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CNN:
Supreme Court saves Obamacare

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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Court backs Obama administration on health-care subsidies: In Plain English

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies

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Politico:
Anti-Obamacare senator braces for court ruling

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The Huffington Post:
2016 GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Now It's Up To Us To Repeal Obamacare

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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
A Big Victory for Obamacare

Discussion: Off the Kuff

Associated Press:
Supreme Court upholds key tool for fighting housing bias

Discussion: Occidental Dissent

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Affordable Care Act survives Supreme Court challenge

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Governor Mike Huckabee / Mike Huckabee for President:
Gov. Huckabee blasts Supreme Court, calls ObamaCare ruling “judicial tyranny”

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Tasos Lazarides / Touch Arcade:

Apple Removes All American Civil War Games From the App Store Because of the Confederate Flag — If you've been watching the news recently, you'll know of the huge debate in the U.S over the role of the Confederate flag in contemporary America. Many see it as a reminder …

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Webb defends use of Confederate flag — Former Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), a possible 2016 presidential candidate, said on Wednesday that Americans should rethink rushing to ban displays of the Confederate flag at state Capitols. — Webb, a former secretary of the Navy, defended the historic emblem's use …

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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple Removes Civil War Games From App Store Over Confederate Flag Usage [Updated]

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Ian Hanchett / BREITBART.COM:
Farrakhan: I Don't Get Debate Over Confederate Flag, ‘We Need to Put the American Flag Down’

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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:

California Set to Mandate Childhood Vaccines Amid Intense Fight — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Schoolchildren in California would be required to be vaccinated unless there is a medical reason not to do so under a sweeping bill approved by the State Assembly on Thursday.

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Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
California Assembly approves stricter vaccine mandate

Discussion: The Verge and KTLA

John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:

Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Bloomberg Early-State Polling — Bernie Sanders is gaining on Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, with an appeal as an issue-oriented protest vehicle potentially capable of slowing any coronation of the popular front-runner.

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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:

Fox News Parts Ways with Bob Beckel — Bob Beckel is no longer a Fox News employee, a network spokesperson confirmed to Mediaite on Thursday afternoon. — Best-known as the salty liberal panelist on Fox's hit midday talk show The Five, Beckel has been off-the-air since February 16.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller

Dylan Byers / Politico:
Fox News drops Bob Beckel

Discussion: Mediaite

Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:

Michael Jackson moonwalks in clouds during thrilling lightning storm six years after his death — GOOCHLAND, Va. — Six years after his untimely death, Michael Jackson made an appearance in the skies over Central Virginia. The combination of clouds and light created an image that appeared …

Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

Trump Dumped! Univision Drops Miss USA Pageant Over Mexican Immigrant Remarks — “We will not be ... working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization,” company tells TheWrap — Univision has elected to end its business relationship with the Miss Universe Organization due …

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Univision PR / KABE-LP:
Statement from the Entertainment Division of Univision Communications Inc. on June 25, 2015

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Linda Harvey / BarbWire.com:

Rebel Flag Removal? Okay, Rainbow Flags Are Next — As we near the celebration of the birth of America, let's extend respect to all our citizens, including faithful Christians. — Recognizing that slavery is an inhumane act of discrimination, and that the confederate flag may serve …

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Detroit Free Press:

Last Slide — Famed street artist Shepard Fairey, who visited Detroit last month to create the largest mural of his career, now faces felony charges that he tagged other properties across the city on his own time. — A warrant for his arrest was filed in 36th District Court on Friday.

Discussion: Guardian, New York Times, Politico, NBC News, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

Confederate Flags and Institutional Racism — In the wake of the Charleston massacre, there is a rapidly growing consensus sweeping the country to remove the Confederate flag, a relic of racial divisiveness, from civic spaces. — Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has called for its removal from the grounds of that state's capitol.