SUPREME JUDGMENT
HIGH COURT RULES ON HEALTH CARE.. LIVE UPDATES

John Marttila, 06/28/12

President, Marttila Strategies

And, yes -- this time around -- we can make Mitt Romney and the Republicans pay the political price they deserve to pay for promising to take away vitally important and popular health care benefits from the American people. Wishful thinking? Hardly.

Adam Winkler, 06/28/12

Professor of Law, UCLA

Today, the institutional legitimacy of the Court was buttressed. President Obama wasn't the only winner at the Supreme Court. So was the Supreme Court itself.

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, 06/28/12

Lecturer, writer, and President Emeritus, Union for Reform Judaism

The American people no longer need to fear that every one of us could lose our health insurance at any time. They have been given hope. And for this I say again: Thank God.

Joy Moses, 06/28/12

Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty & Prosperity program, Center for American Progress

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court took a new step in protecting juvenile offenders. In Miller v. Alabama it ruled that states could not mandate life without the possibility of parole sentences for youth involved in homicide cases.

Fred Wertheimer, 06/28/12

President, Democracy 21

Senator McConnell doesn't have a constitutional leg on which to stand when he argues against the right of citizens to know the identity of secret donors funding campaign expenditures to influence their votes.

Bruce Judson, 06/28/12

Author, "It Could Happen Here"; Former Senior Faculty Fellow, Yale School of Management

As reports that the JPMorgan Chase trading debacle may lead to losses of $9 billion, it's critical that our nation understand what is, and is not, acceptable behavior for a bank in our capitalist economy.

Jeff Schweitzer, 06/28/12

Scientist; Fmr. White House Senior Policy Analyst

Senator Rand Paul, that scion of small government, wants the government to decide when a woman can choose her own reproductive fate.

Michelle Brané, 06/28/12

Director of Detention and Asylum, Women’s Refugee Commission.

The unimaginable hardships these families face on the way to the United States are a testament to the desperation and fear that drive them to leave their home countries.

Nancy K. Kaufman, 06/28/12

CEO, National Council of Jewish Women

The more your speech and behavior contributes to the general sense that being LGBT is normal, the more LGBT persons will be able to enjoy acceptance and normality in everyday life. And the more others who believe in equality will be empowered to say so.

Lisa Schirch, 06/28/12

Director, 3P Human Security

The seduction of drones' short-term impacts loses its appeal alongside the significant long-term strategic and moral costs of this tactic.

Michael Brenner, 06/28/12

Senior Fellow, the Center for Transatlantic Relations; Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Congressman Charles Rangel made it through a tough primary fight on his way to a 22nd term in the House. He overcame the keen opposition of a talented young challenger, of Barack Obama, the New York Times, op-ed writers, political pundits and the shifting demographics of his district.

Scot Reader, 06/28/12

Attorney

Application of the "Washington model" suggests that it will be difficult for the Democrats to reach their goal of three to six pickups in California's congressional delegation. The model predicts that the Democrats will win 32 seats and the Republicans will take 19, with two pure toss-ups.

Kevin Cathcart, 06/28/12

Executive Director, Lambda Legal

With the Lawrence v. Texas decision, our lives and the law changed forever. No longer were we to be thought of as criminals. And the recognition that the nation's Constitution requires respect for our lives has inspired victory after victory for LGBT students, workers, couples, and parents.

Richard Brodsky, 06/28/12

Senior Fellow, Demos

In the end the Roberts decision is not just a win or loss for ideology or legal theory. It's an example to the world that in the United States there's something called the Rule of Law. That's a victory for everyone.

Judy Lubin, 06/28/12

Founder, LeadingVoices.org; President, Public Square Communications

Racism has clearly emerged as a significant factor underlying opposition to the Affordable Care Act and must be a part of any honest attempt at understanding how some Americans formed opinions about it.

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd, 06/28/12

Co-authors, 'Millennial Momentum' and 'Millennial Makeover'; Fellows with NDN and the New Policy Institute

In this case, Chief Justice Roberts bucked history and his generation's preference for ideological confrontation in order to preserve the institutional reputation of the Supreme Court.

The Brennan Center for Justice, 06/28/12

By standing on the sidelines and criticizing all efforts toward greater disclosure, Mitch McConnell creates the impression that he seeks to allow wealthy and powerful individuals and corporations to wield great influence in election, without accountability.