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Bolo Boffin

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Mon May 28, 2012, 06:06 PM May 2012

Robert Reich: Supreme Court Ruling on ACA Expected Soon, Possibly Tomorrow [View all]

https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/205839184802496513

Where's he getting his info from? I don't know. But if he's right, we have the summer blockbuster political event all ready for action, whatever the SCOTUS is going to do.

ETA: SCOTUSblog will be live blogging starting just before 10 a.m. Eastern. Their website is here:

http://www.scotusblog.com/

And they also have a Twitter feed I just found out about - @scotusblog - very appropriate.

EATA: And SCOTUSblog's live blogging reporter answered a lot of questions about this last Monday as it turns out:

http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/05/live-blog-of-opinions-sponsored-by-bloomberg-law-3/#more-145345

The consensus among court watchers appears to have the opinion released on the last day of the term, generally mid- to late June. June 1 is the formal last day for the majority opinion to be circulated throughout the Court, and June 15 for dissents. I imagine, along with Lyle, that every last second possible will be spent crafting these opinions. So I don't know where Reich is getting his info from, unless he's just guessing.

EYATA: As DrunkenIrishman points out below, Reich tweeted this last Thursday. So the "tomorrow" referred to is last Friday. I really don't know where he got that from. Even orders from the conference on the 24th (unless truly urgent) would wait until tomorrow the 29th to be released.

We are inside of a month of knowing, however. Nobody thinks they are going to put it off. We will know by the end of June.

Tomorrow is a day scheduled for the release of opinions, though.
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Yikes -- how do you think it'll go? gateley May 2012 #1
I bet the President already knows the outcome. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #2
Sure, I'm sure the Supremes call the White House elleng May 2012 #4
Listen they have back doors to the court. You may eat those words. But whatever don't choke we southernyankeebelle May 2012 #9
Louis Brandeis used to discuss strategy and decisions with FDR MannyGoldstein May 2012 #10
Sure... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #11
James Buchanan was tipped off to the Dred Scott ruling before it was issued publicly bluestateguy May 2012 #20
I'm holding out for the ACA being upheld. Bolo Boffin May 2012 #3
Right, elleng May 2012 #5
6-3 underpants May 2012 #7
Yeah. Well. Public Option. Sigh. gateley May 2012 #18
Yup agree, the insurance companies aren't about to lose this one Raine May 2012 #22
6-3 at worst underpants May 2012 #6
A "joke" for sure. jaysunb May 2012 #13
"becomes"?too late. It'll be the typical 5-4 ruling. Struck down. nt GusFring May 2012 #14
The Rightists on the court have an agenda, and it's not jurisprudence MannyGoldstein May 2012 #8
hate to say it, but I agree with you, Manny...I just don't see how this will come CTyankee May 2012 #15
I'm not optimistic either... hughee99 May 2012 #21
That tweet from Reich was made on the 24th... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #12
Hey, good point. Bolo Boffin May 2012 #16
I hope... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #17
Me too. CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #19
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