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Author Barnett, Randy E

Title A conspiracy against Obamacare : the Volokh Conspiracy and the health care case
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Summary The Affordable Care Act debate was one of the most important and most public examinations of the Constitution in our history. At the forefront of that debate were the bloggers of the Volokh Conspiracy who, from before the law was even passed, engaged in a spirited, erudite, and accessible discussion of the legal issues involved in the case. The debate over the Affordable Care Act was one of the most important and public examinations of the Constitution in our history. At the forefront of that debate were the legal scholars blogging at the Volokh Conspiracy, who engaged in a spirited, erudite, and accessible discussion of the legal issues involved in the cases - beginning before the law was even passed. Several of the Volokh bloggers played key roles in developing the constitutional arguments against the ACA. Their blog posts and articles about the Act had a significant impact on both the public debate and the legal arguments in the case. It was perhaps the first time that a blog affected arguments submitted to the United States Supreme Court on a major issue. In the process, the bloggers helped legitimize a new type of legal discourse. This book compiles the discussion that unfolded at the Volokh Conspiracy blog into a readable narrative, enhanced with new context and analysis, as the contributors reflect on the Obamacare litigation with the advantage of hindsight. The different bloggers certainly did not always agree with each other, but the back-and-forth debates provide momentum as the reader follows the development of the arguments over time. A Conspiracy Against Obamacare exemplifies an important new form of legal discourse and public intellectualism
Notes Trevor Burrus is a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies. His research interests include constitutional law, civil and criminal law, legal and political philosophy, and legal history. His work has appeared in the Vermont Law Review, the Syracuse Law Review, the Jurist, as well as the Washington Times, Huffington Post, the Daily Caller, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and USA Today. He holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a JD from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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Epublication based on: 9781137363749
Foreword by Paul Clement Introduction 1. In the Beginning 2. The Law is Passed 3. The Cases Begin 4. Decisions, Decisions 5. Moving Up the Ladder 6. The Big Show 7. Argument 8. Decision Time and Aftermath Post-Script and Concluding Thoughts
Subject Political science & theory -- c 2010 to c 2020 -- USA.
Political activism -- c 2010 to c 2020 -- USA.
Politics and Government.
Form Electronic book
Author Adler, Jonathan H
Bernstein, David E
Kerr, Orin S
Kopel, David
Somin, Ilya
Burrus, Trevor
ISBN 9781137363732
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