SCOTUS Weighing Braidwood Appointments Clause Violation In Briefs Request

The Supreme Court has asked both sides of the case Kennedy v. Braidwood Management to file additional briefs addressing whether Congress gave the HHS secretary the authority to appoint members to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) following oral arguments -- a request one expert says could mean some high court justices are waffling on whether the Affordable Care Act’s preventative mandate violates the Appointments Clause.