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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts) Wed Feb 11, 2015, 11:04 PM Feb 2015

It takes FOUR SCOTUS Justices to grant certiorari in a case.

Just a few points about the Obamacare lawsuit.

1) It takes four Supreme Court Justices to grant certiorari in any case.

2) The SCOTUS never publishes the vote, only if certiorari is granted or not.

4) It is possible that only four of the five conservatives granted certiorari in in King v. Burwell.

5) The fact that cert is granted is never an indication of how the final ruling will sort out.

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It takes FOUR SCOTUS Justices to grant certiorari in a case. (Original Post) MohRokTah Feb 2015 OP

Here is a link from the Kaiser Foundation about how many could lose ACA subsidies if SCOTUS decides guillaumeb Feb 2015 #1

Yikes! I can't believe Oregon didn't set up their own exchange. rgbecker Feb 2015 #2

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. Here is a link from the Kaiser Foundation about how many could lose ACA subsidies if SCOTUS decides

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Wed Feb 11, 2015, 11:11 PM

Feb 2015

to strike down the ACA. Yet another reason that voting matters. Even if the candidate is not perfect.

http://kff.org/interactive/king-v-burwell/

rgbecker

(4,833 posts)

2. Yikes! I can't believe Oregon didn't set up their own exchange.

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 12:25 AM

Feb 2015

What's going on out there?

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