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Affordable Care Act

Jul 2, 2012

Health care ruling spurs employment action, tort reform debate

As lawyers, lawmakers and legal experts continue to digest the 193-page U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding most of the federal health care law, including its individual insurance coverage mandate, one thing is clear: the decision will make an indelible impact on [...]

Jun 28, 2012

Affordable Care Act — constitutionality

11-393 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

May 17, 2012

Fate of some patients hinges on Supreme Court

Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law.

Apr 13, 2012

THE DARK SIDE: Hold the broccoli, Congress

Unless it’s served with lots of beef and slathered with Hunan sauce, I don’t much care for broccoli.

Mar 26, 2012

Lawyers, EEOC see rise in pregnancy discrimination claims

The slow economy and competitive labor market may be contributing to the upswing in discrimination claims by pregnant women in the workplace, employment attorneys say.

Nov 15, 2011

Court to consider health care law’s Medicaid mandate

As part of a broad examination of the federal health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Congress impermissibly conditioned states’ federal Medicaid funding on the adoption of expanded eligibility and coverage thresholds.

Nov 14, 2011

Supreme Court will hear health care case this term

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and 
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — a case that could shake the political landscape as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term. This decision to hear arguments in the spring sets […]

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