Jonathan Cohn, Obamacare Goes to Court

March 20, 2012

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments next week in the lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act.  Is this the case of the century?  What are the implications of the litigation?  And where will the court stand?  Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn), Senior Editor at the New Republic, is here to unpack the issues.  His book, Sick: the Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis—and the People Who Pay the Price.  And more shocking information in the Trayvon Martin killing.  Click thru for links and updates.  Use this post as today’s thread.

Link to Jeffrey Toobin’s piece in the New Yorker, “Holding Court”.

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