Apr 30, 2021Obamare still valid: reduction to zero of the tax just renders mandate an ‘anti-directive’ o ineffectiveThe Supreme Court will decide this term (maybe) the fate of the Afforable Care Act (ACA) a.k.a Obamacare once again. In California v. Texas, one of the questions presented is whether reducing the amount specified in Section 5000A(c) to zero rendered the minimum-coverage provision unconstitutional. This is amount is the…SCOTUS4 min read
Aug 23, 2020June Medical Services and Chief Justice Roberts’ long gameBack in June, the Supreme Court issued its anticipated ruling on June Medical Services v. Russo. The case centered around the admitting privileges of doctors that provide abortions. Hospital admitting privileges are the rights granted to a doctor allowing them to admit patients into a hospital. The Court, under the…SCOTUS4 min read
Jul 23, 2020Espinoza v. Montana Dept.: 5 problems of a result-driven judicial reviewThe relationship between government funding and free exercise of religion is back at the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) after 2017 Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer. In Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue (2020), petitioners brought a challenge to a state program that assisted with school tuition…SCOTUS7 min read
May 3, 2020El interinato (triunvirato) y la destrucción de la ConstituciónExiste una propuesta adicional de llegar el 16 de agosto y exista una vacancia de los poderes públicos electivos. Se propone que si para el 16 de agosto no se han celebrado elecciones, entonces, bajo un consenso político deberá establecerse un interinato o triunvirato como salida a la crisis institucional…Constitution7 min read
Mar 21, 2020No estábamos listos.La virtud cívica: eres mi responsabilidad, como yo soy la tuya No estábamos listos. El COVID-19 llegó y, al momento de tocar nuestra puerta, nos agarró desprevenidos. No conoce fronteras, razas, condición social, religión, género, orientación sexual , ni otras condiciones personales. …Civic Virtue4 min read