Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies, Rules on Housing Racial Discrimination Claims, Whole Foods Accused of Overcharging: P.M. Links
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Credit: Jeff Kubina / photo on flickr The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold an interpretation of the Affordable Care Act (an interpretation opposite the actual law's wording) that allows subsidies for federal exchanges. Some Reason analysis of the ruling here, here, here, and here.
- Just prior to ruling on Obamacare, the Supreme Court also ruled that citizens can use the "disparate impact" racial discrimination claim to fight housing regulations and practices, meaning they don't have to prove racial discrimination is intentional in order to bring about a suit.
- A Kansas judge has blocked a ban on the late-term abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation.
- California's Assembly has passed a bill requiring school children to be fully vaccinated.
- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be jumping into the race for president. A reminder from Ed Krayewski that Christie is awful on just about every issue of liberty, in case you didn't already know.
- Whole Foods has been accused of overcharging customers in New York. They've responded in denial of done anything wrong and have accused New York City's Department of Consumer of Affairs of trying to extract a "grossly excessive monetary" settlement out of them.
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