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Saturday, March 20, 2010

“Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom; Opponents of the healthcare bill are poised to challenge it over the House’s likely use of the ‘deem and pass’ rule, as well as on the substance of the legislation itself”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Today in The Wall Street Journal, law professor Michael W. McConnell has an op-ed entitled “The Health Vote and the Constitution–II: The House can’t approve the Senate bill in the same legislation by which it approves changes to the Senate bill.”

And in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post, law professor Randy E. Barnett will have an op-ed entitled “Is health-care reform constitutional?

Posted at 4:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ralph Fertig: Cog of justice; The longtime activist’s latest cause has brought him before the Supreme Court.” Patt Morrison has this interview today in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 3:59 PM by Howard Bashman



“White House Said to Have Short List Ready for Justice Stevens’ Slot”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

Posted at 3:55 PM by Howard Bashman