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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

“Obama could target Supreme Court if health-care law falls”: Wednesday’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail will contain this article.

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Arizona ruling won’t take effect until mid-July”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The most contentious part of Arizona’s immigration law won’t take effect until at least July 20.”

And Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain a news analysis headlined “Immigration Ruling Leaves Issues Unresolved.”

Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats lament not making healthcare sale”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Prominent U.S. Democrats conceded on Tuesday they could have done a better job of selling President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul to the public, but said the law could still be an effective campaign issue even if it is struck down by the Supreme Court.”

And at Politico.com, Elizabeth B. Wydra has an essay entitled “Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake on Affordable Care Act.”

Posted at 10:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court Backs E.P.A. on Emissions Rules”: This article will appear Wednesday in The New York Times.

The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Va. challenge to EPA’s findings on greenhouse gas rejected.”

The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “In win for Obama, EPA regulations on emissions upheld by appeals court; Since a 2007 Supreme Court decision, the EPA has issued four regulations to curtail carbon emissions; Big industry groups and lawmakers from coal-mining and other energy-producing states have objected.”

And The Boston Globe has a blog post titled “Federal court dismisses challenge to clean-air rules spawned by Massachusetts lawsuit against EPA.”

My earlier coverage of today’s D.C. Circuit ruling appeared at this link.

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Speculation grows that Roberts will write majority opinion in health-care case”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

And Charles Lane has an op-ed entitled “Redefining American government through Obamacare” that begins, “We have two days until the Supreme Court rules on health care — two days until we find out whether Akhil Amar’s life has been a fraud.”

Posted at 7:45 PM by Howard Bashman



This blog’s plan for covering Thursday’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court: I have appreciated or even been amused by certain blogs that have announced their plans for covering this Thursday’s expected rulings in the Affordable Care Act cases, the Stolen Valor Act case, and — most controversially of all — the RESPA case argued way back on November 28, 2011 (which apparently the Justices noticed only yesterday had yet to be decided).

Thus, for readers who likewise enjoy hearing about the plans of another, especially when set forth in the form of a chart, here goes:

1. 10 a.m. eastern time Thursday: Blog about the Supreme Court’s newly announced rulings and link to those opinions. On rare occasion, this blog links to a newly released opinion before a link to that very same opinion appears on the live blog maintained by “SCOTUSblog.”

2. Sometime between 11 and 11:30 a.m., travel with a friend to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia to watch the Philadelphia Phillies host the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m.

3. Assuming no extra innings or weather-related delays, begin to travel back to the office or home sometime between 4 and 5 p.m.

4. Resume blogging about Thursday’s Supreme Court rulings and attempt to figure out what’s particularly worthwhile to link to.

5. Eventually, life returns to normal.

Posted at 3:12 PM by Howard Bashman



Programming note: I will be presenting an appellate oral argument to a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania later this morning. Additional posts will appear here this afternoon.

Update: Gina Passarella of The Legal Intelligencer has this tweet noting a comment one of the judges made during the oral argument that immediately preceded the case I argued.

Posted at 6:20 AM by Howard Bashman