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PLF's Timothy Sandefur on today's Obamacare ruling : Of course it's not over

June 25, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

I talked this afternoon with Fox’s Tom Sullivan about today’s ruling in the King v. Burwell case, and explained why this is far from the end of Obamacare’s legal troubles. You can listen here. … ...

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Supreme Court rules for government in Obamacare exchanges case

June 25, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

This morning the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Obama Administration in the latest Obamacare lawsuit, King v. Burwell. PLF was not involved in the case. … ...

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A government of laws, and not of Obama

March 17, 2015 | By ETHAN BLEVINS

An unusual argument has arisen as a way to save Obamacare. Today, a New York Times op-ed written by law professor William Baude suggests that the Obama administration could just ignore the Supreme Court if it decides in King v. Burwell that subsidies don’t apply to insurance coverage from federal exchanges. … ...

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Tim the Lawyer talks about yesterday's Obamacare argument with A&G

March 05, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

This morning I spoke with Armstrong & Getty about yesterday’s Supreme Court arguments in the Obamacare “exchanges” case. If you missed it, you can listen here. … ...

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Obamacare's defenders resort to low blows

November 11, 2014 | By ETHAN BLEVINS

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.” Congress lacks that luxury because the judiciary judges the meaning of its words. However, in a venomous New York Times article, Paul Krugman says that judges who try to rely on the plain language of Ob ...