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Obama's Supreme Court Comments Stand Out Among Presidents
Among presidents in modern times, Barack Obama stands apart in the intensity of his remarks on Supreme Court cases, a soon-to-be published article in Presidential Studies Quarterly concluded. Mr. Obama added a new data point on Monday, saying at a news conference that 鈥渦nder well-established precedent, there is no reason鈥 the administration should lose a challenge to the Affordable Care Act pending before the court. (Bravin,6/10)
After battling Republicans in Congress for more than six years, President Obama and his lawyers will spend much of his remaining time in office fighting in the courts to preserve the administration鈥檚 most significant domestic achievements. The fate of Obama鈥檚 healthcare law again rests with the Supreme Court, in a case that will decide this month whether the administration may continue to subsidize health insurance premiums for millions of low- and middle-income Americans. (Savage and Memoli, 6/10)