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November 10, 2020

At arguments, justices suspicious of GOP challenge to ObamaCare after Dems warned Barrett could overturn law

Several Supreme Court justices, including conservative Trump appointees, appeared suspicious Tuesday of arguments by the Trump administration and red states that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be overturned after Congress in 2017 removed the financial penalty associated with the individual mandate to purchase health insurance. 

November 10, 2020

Barrett in spotlight as Supreme Court takes on ObamaCare challenge

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, exactly two weeks into her new job, will on Tuesday hear the Affordable Care Act (ACA) case that Democrats hammered her over throughout her confirmation hearings and has the potential to overturn the law that is former President Obama's signature legislative achievement.

November 10, 2020

ObamaCare faces another Supreme Court test with bolstered conservative majority

For the third time since its inception a decade ago, the Affordable Care Act is headed to the Supreme Court, facing the most conservative panel of justices who have sat on the bench in years. 

November 9, 2020

Sen. Joe Manchin: If Democrats win Senate, I won't support 'crazy stuff' like court packing

Senator Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., said that if Democrats are able to win control of the Senate, he will not back his party's calls to pack the Supreme Court, eliminate the filibuster rule nor any other "crazy stuff" they may intend to put forward under a Biden presidency.

November 8, 2020

Cruz insists Trump 'still has a path to victory,' vote count lawsuits could 'easily' reach Supreme Court

Sen. Ted Cruz insisted on Sunday that President Trump "still has a path to victory" and predicted the Trump team's legal battle could reach the Supreme Court.

November 7, 2020

Biden's inauguration during COVID-19: What the January event could look like

Construction is already underway in Washington, D.C., in preparation for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021. The date is set by the U.S. Constitution's 20th Amendment.

November 7, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Election 2020 – What's going on with our Supreme Court? Here's how to understand it

On Friday night, finally, Justice Samuel Alito went beyond merely encouraging the state to segregate the ballots. He issued a formal order that it be done.

November 7, 2020

Trump remains defiant in election battle, prepares to take fight to courts: report

President Trump has been brushing aside advice from some campaign advisers who are privately urging him to prepare for a possible election loss, according to a report.

November 6, 2020

Justice Alito: Mail-in ballots received after Election Day in Pennsylvania must be kept separate

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has issued a temporary order requiring Pennsylvania elections officials to segregate ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

November 6, 2020

GOP in Pa. asks SCOTUS to segregate all late-arriving mail ballots

The Republican Party in Pennsylvania is asking the Supreme Court to order the state to segregate all late-arriving absentee ballots, in hopes that their suit to disallow the state from counting ballots that arrive after Nov. 3 but are postmarked by then could be successful.