Roberts, Kavanaugh Questioning Signals SCOTUS Might Not Toss ACA

By Amy Lotven / November 10, 2020 at 7:33 PM
It now appears less likely the Supreme Court will throw out the full health reform law, or even just the law’s consumer protections, after Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump appointee Brett Kavanaugh signaled in oral arguments Tuesday (Nov. 10) they believe the law’s now toothless mandate to buy insurance can be severed from the rest of the law. If their apparent positions stand, the court might have the five votes needed to save the bulk of the ACA even...


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