Obamacare: Supreme Court orders new look at university’s lawsuit

CSM ^ | 11-26 | Warren Richey

[ExxonPatrolUs]

The US Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for further litigation over the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care reform law.

In a somewhat unusual maneuver, the high court agreed to send one of several cases challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) back to a federal appeals court to consider the underlying merits of the lawsuit – including whether the measure violates religious freedom.

In late June, the Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to uphold the ACA as a valid exercise of Congress’s taxing authority. The ruling forced the dismissal of a handful of other cases challenging the reform law. Among them was an appeal filed on behalf of Liberty University, a small Christian college in Lynchburg, Va.

Unlike the other cases being held pending the high court’s June decision, Liberty University’s case arrived at the Supreme Court after being dismissed on jurisdictional grounds by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va.

The appeals court had ruled 2 to 1 that the federal Anti-Injunction Act prevented the appellate judges from considering the underlying merits of Liberty University’s lawsuit. So Liberty University never received a ruling at the appeals court on the individual allegations it was making in its complaint.

[Domangart]

The dark lord will not be happy.

[Happy Rain]

Politburo Chief Roberts wants to finish off the 1st Amendment once and for all—he already destroyed personal liberty by allowing the government to tax you if you don't buy Joe's widjets or Fred's franistans—now the greatest and most evil enemy of the US constitution wants to destroy religious freedom as well.

[Lancey Howard]

In a somewhat unusual maneuver, the high court

This is an unusual high court - - 4 liberals, 4 conservatives, and 1 moron.

[Lancey Howard]

You would think that, since muslims are exempt from Ubama’s Mengelecare, if you deny the objections of other religions then that would constitute unequal treatment under the law. Wouldn’t it? I dunno... This case looks like it should be open and shut in favor of Liberty.

[Truth29]

"You would think that, since muslims are exempt from Ubama’s Mengelecare, if you deny the objections of other religions then that would constitute unequal treatment under the law. Wouldn’t it? I dunno... This case looks like it should be open and shut in favor of Liberty."

I'm suspicious since the Holder DOJ favored the rehearing.

[winkadink]

Roberts will make cetain Obama wins. No way the Supreme Court will vote against O.

[Lancey Howard]

I'm suspicious since the Holder DOJ favored the rehearing.

From what I read, it's not that Holder's corrupt DOJ "favored" the rehearing so much as they knew it was inevitable and their objection would only have amounted to a small delay.