Obamacare Daily Oral Argument Briefing - Wednesday

Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group Teleforum

On Wednesday, March 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will conclud oral arguments in Florida v. HHS, better known as the Obamacare case. The federal courts below split on the constitutionality of the health care reform act. Wednesday's arguments will focus on severability and the Medicaid coercion argument. Join us as Professor Randy Barnett reports from the Courthouse steps on exactly what transpired. Assuming, arguendo, that the Court finds some part of the Act unconstitutional, will it sever that part and preserve the balance of the statute, or will the entire statute fall? Will Wednesday's severability argument reveal anything about how the Court, or any individual justice, might rule on constitutionality? Does the design of the Act unconstitutionally coerce states by adding to the Medicaid rolls? Professor Barnett will discuss these and other questions in this special Teleforum call.

On Wednesday, March 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will conclud oral arguments in Florida v. HHS, better known as the Obamacare case. The federal courts below split on the constitutionality of the health care reform act. Wednesday's arguments will focus on severability and the Medicaid coercion argument. Join us as Professor Randy Barnett reports from the Courthouse steps on exactly what transpired. Assuming, arguendo, that the Court finds some part of the Act unconstitutional, will it sever that part and preserve the balance of the statute, or will the entire statute fall? Will Wednesday's severability argument reveal anything about how the Court, or any individual justice, might rule on constitutionality? Does the design of the Act unconstitutionally coerce states by adding to the Medicaid rolls? Professor Barnett will discuss these and other questions in this special Teleforum call.

Featuring:

• Prof. Randy E. Barnett, Georgetown University Law Center and architect of the Individual Mandate Challenge

Call begins at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time.

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