The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case where insurers are seeking $12 billion for losses they suffered after taking part in the Obamacare insurance exchanges. Temporary programs known as “risk corridors” were designed to help insurers recover from any early losses they suffered after the implementation of Obamacare in 2010, and […]
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Trump wins Supreme Court review of three cases against him
The Supreme Court has accepted three cases involving President Trump in a decision announced Friday. President Trump’s attorney Jay Sekulow responded by stating, “We are pleased.” Two of the cases, Trump v. Deutsche Bank and Trump v. Mazars, involve whether Congress can obtain Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm. Another case, Trump v. Vance […]
California Cell Phone Health Warning Survives Supreme Court Challenge
A 2016 Berkeley, California city ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to warn customers about the possible radiation dangers will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. A similar ordinance that required retailers to give buyers a warning that described cell phone emissions as a “possible carcinogen” had previously been successfully struck […]
Supreme Court’s Ginsberg puts hold on Democrats’ demand for Trump bank records
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg has reportedly put a one week hold on an order requiring two banks to comply with House Democrats’ subpoenas for records about President Trump. Two Democrat-led committees in the House of Representatives first subpoenaed the records in April. The committees are seeking records related to Trump-related accounts, and also those […]
Seven of nine Supreme Court justices greenlight Trump policy limiting asylum seekers
Two liberal-appointed justices sided with five conservative-appointed justices tonight in allowing a Trump administration asylum policy to be implemented while challenges work through the court system. The White House win means that for now, people seeking asylum in the U.S. must seek safe haven in the first “safe” country they arrive in. That effectively means […]
When double jeopardy doesn’t apply
The Supreme Court says a person technically can be charged twice with the same crime, after all. That’s according to a report by CNN. Normally, trying a suspect for the same crime twice is considered prohibited under something called “double jeopardy.” But double jeopardy reportedly doesn’t come into play if someone is being tried once […]
Obamacare: Republicans Can’t Win For Losing?
If the plaintiffs win the current Affordable Care Act (ACA) case before the U.S. Supreme Court, King v. Burwell, millions of Americans who bought health insurance through the federal marketplace or “exchange” will lose the federal tax dollars they’re getting to help buy their policies. That’s because the Court would have ruled the ACA only allowed […]
