Law, Strategy, and Risk in Commercial Disputes
By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the penalty in the Affordable Care Act for not buying health insurance as within Congress's constitutional power to tax. Nat'l Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, No. 11-393 (U.S. June 28, 2012).
The majority consisted of Chief Justice Roberts, who wrote the main opinion, and…
As our oil-and-gas trial prepares to drill into day eight, Blawgletter pauses to reflect on events outside DeRidder, Louisiana, the charming and friendly seat of Beauregard Parish.
The news that most caught our eye involves the case that took our breath away in law school more than any other — Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942).
Today, a…