The Supreme Court has agreed to combine three cases ( National Federation of Independent Business v Sebelius , No 11-393; US Department of Health and Human Services v Florida , No 11-398; and Florida v Department of Health and Human Services , No 11-400) to review for ruling on the legal legitimacy of...
The hatful of lawsuits challenging ObamaCare are likely to be heard before the Supreme Court of the United States during this session. All of the cases ask the Court to rule on whether the Commerce Clause of the Constitution allows Congress only to regulate commerce that is being committed, or if Congress...
Finally, in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit [Cincinnati], someone asked the central question regarding the constitutionality of the public mandate aspect of ObamaCare – does the Commerce Clause of the Constitution give the State the power to command people to commit commerce? It’s own language...
An employee at an Apple parts supplier has been caught on tape selling inside information about Apple to a hedge fund broker. The information, potentially worth millions to the broker, was sold by Walter Shimoon for a mere $22,000. Shimoon has since been fired by camera and charger component maker Flextronics...
OK, we’ve vented against Pfc Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, now let me spend a few minutes on the larger issues involved – the inevitable, if underconsidered, “What now?” Private Manning is in US Army custody and will doubtless face court martial charges...
President Barack Obama wants to ramp-up Internet security with the establishment of a czar to oversee privacy. The administration plans a stronger legal effort to protect Internet privacy -- including new laws and creation of a new position to oversee the effort, people familiar with the situation tell...
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