In the current political climate, you'd be excused for feeling overwhelmed by the anti-health reform echo-chamber: Repeal it! Defund it! Refuse it! and Litigate it! There was good news though for the pro-reform camp when a Michigan federal court judge last week dismissed the argument that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, citing Congress' powers under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution (we explained before here). But it's far from the last time the Obama administration will have to defend the Affordable Care Act in court. If you need a guide to keep track of the court cases, Brian Beutler at Talking Points Memo put together an excellent piece.
Tony Cardona cut through the legalese on this blog here, here, and here. With more rulings coming -- we expect a ruling on the multistate case Florida v. Sebelius soon -- knowing your wheat-growers history will be more salient than you might think.
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