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  1. August 19, 2020

    Justices To Hear GOP Challenge To ACA After Nov. Elections

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general who are looking to sink the entire Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10, putting off the hot-button political clash until a week after the presidential election.

  2. August 18, 2020

    ​​​​​​​3 Highlights As ACA Briefing Wraps Up At High Court

    Republican state attorneys general pushed back Tuesday on Democratic efforts to wield the words of conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court against a mortal legal threat to the Affordable Care Act.

  3. July 31, 2020

    Native American Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2020

    Native American law practitioners will be keeping an eye on the full Fifth Circuit's upcoming decision on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, an Eighth Circuit dispute over whether a federal worker safety law applies to a Minnesota tribe's fishing company, and U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments with implications for tribal provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

  4. July 29, 2020

    ​​​​​​​Dems Seize On Words Of Roberts, Kavanaugh To Save ACA

    In a U.S. Supreme Court clash over the Affordable Care Act's validity, Democratic lawmakers and attorneys general on Wednesday touted recent opinions from Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying they clearly show why the ACA should survive a Republican-led assault.

  5. July 09, 2020

    Patent Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2020

    A wave of U.S. Supreme Court petition denials has made 2020 a bit of a letdown for patent attorneys, but there are several high-profile cases on the horizon that could decide the fate of Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges and biosimilars law, and offer more clarity on licensing standard essential patents.

  6. June 25, 2020

    Pandemic Can't Save Unconstitutional ACA, High Court Hears

    Democrats are making irrelevant points about the coronavirus pandemic driving up demand for health care to make the U.S. Supreme Court squeamish about a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act, Republican state attorneys general told the high court on Thursday.

  7. June 24, 2020

    Dems Unveil ACA Booster Bill, Rip GOP's High Court Case

    House Democrats unveiled legislation Wednesday to boost major sections of the Affordable Care Act and fiercely contrasted their vision with President Donald Trump's effort to nullify the entire ACA at the U.S. Supreme Court during the coronavirus pandemic.

  8. May 14, 2020

    Tribes Urge Justices To Keep ACA's Indian Health Measures

    A host of tribes and tribal organizations has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to split off health provisions for Native Americans from the Affordable Care Act if the court decides the law's individual mandate must go, saying those parts of the law have no connection to the constitutional questions around the mandate.

  9. May 13, 2020

    ACA Challenge Draws Conservative Fire At Supreme Court

    A Republican-led challenge to the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality attracted wide-ranging attacks Wednesday in a flurry of amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court, including several briefs joined by state attorneys general, legal scholars and economists with conservative views.

  10. May 06, 2020

    5 Highlights As ACA Showdown Starts At Supreme Court

    Democratic attorneys general and lawmakers seized on the coronavirus pandemic and warned against "judicial overreach" Wednesday in opening briefs that urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Republican-led lawsuit aimed at invalidating the Affordable Care Act. Here are five highlights to know.