"Supreme Court will consider new Affordable Care Act challenge" PBS NewsHour 11/7/2014
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JUDY WOODRUFF (NewsHour): The Supreme Court today announced that it would take up a controversial case that could have major implications for the health care law. And after the court had decided not to take up same-sex marriage, the hot-button issue could very well land before the nine justices after all because of a decision yesterday in a lower court.
Here to explain more is Marcia Coyle of “The National Law Journal.”
Welcome back.
MARCIA COYLE, The National Law Journal: Thanks, Judy.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Always good to have you.
So, Marcia, what prompted the justices to take up this challenge to the health care law, another one?
MARCIA COYLE: Well, usually, the court waits for disagreement in the lower federal appellate courts before it takes a case. That’s one of the criteria for review. Technically, there is no division right now, but the court will also step in if the issue is of national importance or if it’s an issue that could likely recur.
And, certainly, there are other cases pending that are challenging this particular provision in the Affordable Care Act.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So what do you think prompted this? I mean, the assumption is that the four more conservative justices who were not on board with the 2012 ruling that upheld most of the Affordable Care Act were behind this. What’s the thinking?
MARCIA COYLE: Well, we really don’t know the votes, who voted how to take review of this particular case.
We do know that you only need four votes, and the speculation is that, at least among whoever did vote, there were the four dissenters, and perhaps they wanted another shot at the Affordable Care Act.
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