The constitutionality of the case hinged on two points: the ability of Congress to impose the individual mandate under the taxing authority and the unwillingness of the Court to question the wisdom of the law.
Allowing judges to halt any law for months or years, based on their opinion about possible procedural shortcomings in how it was passed, or quickly resolving the question of whether the law can be enacted?
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The case is particularly interesting because the Supreme Court avoided the usual pattern of trying to narrow the question to an interpretation of federal law and instead instructed the parties to answer whether the Constitution bars such suits.
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If so, that would raise the question of which parts of the law, if any, could remain, a question the court was set to address Wednesday on the final day of arguments.
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For the legal industry, the unprecedented move by New York highlights the question about the readiness of emerging law students.
The Court of Appeal case will be on the narrow issue of whether the Siac judgement was wrong because of a misinterpretation of the law, rather than the question of whether the underlying facts were incorrect.
They can leave questions of law to the decision of a tribunal, but they cannot make it the final arbiter on a question of law.
Last night's debate addressing the question of whether Islamic law (Shariah) is consistent with a "religion of peace" and the U.S. Constitution was an opportunity for Khan to do so.
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Analysts say that after oral arguments the bench appeared to be split evenly, with Justice Kennedy appearing to hold a swing vote on the case and the section of the law in question in jeopardy.
Dalrymple called the constitutionality of the law "an open question, " saying the Supreme Court has never considered the "precise restriction" of the fetal heartbeat aspect.
The references to women in the Koran range from personal issues to the question of divorce, and from the law of inheritance to fidelity and partnership in marriage.
So the other day, I thought I would pose the proverbial China book question to the members of the China Law Blog Group on LinkedIn.
Given that PSI may be an effective tool for countering one of the most dangerous threats we currently face, it would be irresponsible to join a treaty that could preclude such activity, especially if the question is left to the tender mercies of the Law of the Sea Tribunal.
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Justice Antonin Scalia asked the lawyer representing the state of Louisiana to confirm which law schools two of the lawyers in question had attended, when Justice Thomas made his comments.
"Much of the controversy about abortion is really stimulated by the interest groups on both sides of the political question, rather than by ordinary Americans, " said David Garrow, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and a longtime Supreme Court scholar.
And the murky question of tracking users for law enforcement purposes?
The question is the nature of the law.
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Moreover, Khodorkovsky's 2003 arrest, the subsequent trial and dismantling of Yukos has put into question the Kremlin's commitment to free markets and the rule of law.
The overriding legal question is whether the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection under the law prevents states from defining marriage as California has.
In the immediate term, however, the question is how to handle Kirtsaeng in the context of current American copyright law.
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Under North Carolina law, the question of constructive knowledge has two components.
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The question arises: Is the Law of the Sea Treaty any more compatible with our national interests today than it was in 1982?
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The question of whether the practice broke the law seems murky.
The whole controversy arises from the Hatch-Waxman Act, a 1984 law in which Congress cleverly shoved the question of whether generics could compete with entrenched patentholders in front of the courts.
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Mr. Donahue argues that, "The Supreme Court should take the case to settle and reaffirm the longstanding law of the sea" on a question of corporate responsibility for a ship captain's conduct.
Kosovo's United Nations governor, Michael Steiner, counsels "standards before status" - establish the rule of law and functioning institutions before dealing with the thorny question of whether Kosovo should remain part of Serbia or go it alone.
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that tests a philosophical question at the heart of modern tort law: If the cost of pursuing a lawsuit exceeds its value to an individual plaintiff, is that a bad thing?
The trial in Manhattan is seeking to reform the practice of stop, question and frisk, a contentious law enforcement tactic, and lawyers for the plaintiffs are seeking a court-appointment monitor to oversee the changes.
Assuming the court upholds Bilski, the remaining question is how far it goes in defining the new boundaries of patent law.
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"The hard question is whether our commitment to law will survive the new sense of vulnerability that is with us all after Sept. 11, " he wrote.
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