US Supreme Court

  • Read more: Pay No Attention to Those Tens of Thousands of Women Affected by the Contraception Litigation

    Pay No Attention to Those Tens of Thousands of Women Affected by the Contraception Litigation

    By Gregory M. Lipper In her latest column, Linda Greenhouse predicts that the Supreme Court’s order in Zubik v. Burwell will not produce the desired happy compromise between the government and the religious organizations who object to the government’s arranging for their students and staff to receive contraceptive coverage from third parties. Towards the end,…

  • Read more: What to Expect When You’re Expecting at Least Another Year of Contraception Litigation

    What to Expect When You’re Expecting at Least Another Year of Contraception Litigation

    By Gregory M. Lipper In a unanimous, unsigned order hailed as “an almost hilariously brazen punt,” the Supreme Court sent Zubik v. Burwell and the other contraception cases back to the lower courts for further consideration. The order states that, in light of the supplemental briefs submitted at the Court’s request, the parties should have…

  • Read more: More Than Just the ACA at Stake in King v. Burwell

    More Than Just the ACA at Stake in King v. Burwell

    Guest post by Erin Fuse Brown [Cross-posted from Center for Law, Health and Society Blog] Commentators have been weighing in since the Supreme Court decided it would hear King v. Burwell, the case challenging the ability of millions of Americans to receive subsidies to purchase health insurance on federally operated Exchanges under the ACA.  Debate swirls over whether a…

  • Read more: Waiting for Hobby Lobby–A brief refresher of the issues

    Waiting for Hobby Lobby–A brief refresher of the issues

    Cross post from healthlawprof blog Jennifer S. Bard Since the likelihood is that many readers of this blog will be asked to comment when the Supreme Court, some time this week, announces its decision in Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialty cases here’s a brief refresher and some links.  The cases are challenges to the…