In a separate ruling, the Supreme Court unanimously is ruling that philadelphia must accommodate a Catholic Foster Care Agency that is refusing to place children with samesex couples. Big issues at question there. Jessica schneider is live In Washington with all of the details as they come in. Focus in on the obamacare ruling, please. The Supreme Court saving the Affordable Care act, once again this morning. Doing it with a2 decision. The latest challenge of the law, that was put in place, the latest challenge is invalid because the justices are saying that the plaintiffs here, including republicanled states, didnt have the injury, or the legal standing, to bring this case. The Affordable Care act remains in effect. And the 20 million that have conch coverage under obamacare, they will continue to have coverage because of the Supreme Courts decision this morning. Its possible that republicans or other plaintiffs might find a way to challenge this law at some point. For now, it stands.
In a separate ruling, the Supreme Court unanimously is ruling that philadelphia must accommodate a Catholic Foster Care Agency that is refusing to place children with samesex couples. Big issues at question there. Jessica schneider is live In Washington with all of the details as they come in. Focus in on the obamacare ruling, please. The Supreme Court saving the Affordable Care act, once again this morning. Doing it with a2 decision. The latest challenge of the law, that was put in place, the latest challenge is invalid because the justices are saying that the plaintiffs here, including republicanled states, didnt have the injury, or the legal standing, to bring this case. The Affordable Care act remains in effect. And the 20 million that have conch coverage under obamacare, they will continue to have coverage because of the Supreme Courts decision this morning. Its possible that republicans or other plaintiffs might find a way to challenge this law at some point. For now, it stands.
there s a sub text here. we have heard this issue enough. and, yes, the law as big as obamacare, there will always be challenges around the fringes and what is covered and how essential the law is. in matterms of whether this law survives, in a supreme court that includes the current three liberals, john roberts and brett kavanaugh, i don t see any chance for this court to overturn the obamacare law. it has to be done through politics. at this moment, the wind is in the sails of people who want to expand obamacare, not the people that want to get rid of it. in the political realm, i m told that house speaker pelosi, just reacted to this ruling. for the first time, let s listen to what she said together. we are, of course, happy,
in effect. and the 20 million that have conch coverage under obamacare, they will continue to have coverage because of the supreme court s decision this morning. it s possible that republicans or other plaintiffs might find a way to challenge this law at some point. for now, it stands. and for president joe biden, this is a major win because his administration asked the supreme court to let the law stand after the trump administration tried to advocate to get it struck down. the court found a procedural way to uphold this law. conservative justice alito was joined by justice gorsuch, wrote a dissent, saying they were exasperated this the supreme court pofound to way to keep th law intact for a third time. and they said that the majority twisted itself into a pretzel to make the law stand. and of course the states must
people can keep the kids on health insurance for age 25. there s no lifetime limits on coverage. these are parts of american life, that i think even though this supreme court didn t address the merits for a third time, i think they are sending a very strong message that they are done with challenges to the affordable care act for good. until the makeup of the court changes, until it does again. strengthens one way or another. abby, this was a case brought by republican-led states, chiefly texas. what do you see as the practical and political impact of this now? jeffrey says it s a case that changes nothing. that s true from the perspective of people and their held insurance. but politically, there s something cig kapt is the result