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Simon Lazarus

Simon Lazarus served as associate director of President Jimmy Carter’s White House Domestic Policy Staff, and since then with private and public-interest law firms in Washington, D.C.  

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March 29, 2021
Simon Lazarus, Robert Litan
The Republican Legal Assault on Biden’s Covid Relief Plan Could Be Devastating for Democrats
Sloppy language might imperil the president’s landmark law—and future legislative and administrative reforms, too.
November 16, 2020
Simon Lazarus, Robert Litan
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Bait and Switch
The high court’s rescue of the Affordable Care Act might end up imperiling Biden’s entire executive agenda.
October 16, 2020
Simon Lazarus
The Dishonesty of Amy Coney Barrett’s “Textualist” Pose
If Democrats don’t shred her pretexts for overturning the Affordable Care Act, they will live to regret it.
April 12, 2016
Simon Lazarus
Even Conservatives Agree on Obama’s Immigration Powers. Will the Supreme Court?
February 19, 2016
Simon Lazarus
How John Roberts Can Save the Supreme Court
Senate Republicans plan to paralyze the nomination process. Here's a way forward for the chief justice this year.
January 13, 2016
Simon Lazarus
Next up at the Supreme Court: Obama’s Immigration Policy
The court's past rulings on Obamacare could prove decisive in a case that is up for consideration this week.
November 18, 2015
Simon Lazarus
The Stealth Corporate Takeover of the Supreme Court
Three cases under consideration show how Big Business is using the court to tilt the law in its favor.
September 14, 2015
Simon Lazarus
A Federal Judge's Decision Will Make Washington Even More Dysfunctional
The House lawsuit over Obamacare is going forward. Is the Iran deal next?
June 27, 2015
Simon Lazarus
John Roberts to America: I'm in Charge Here
June 22, 2015
Simon Lazarus
Justice Anthony Kennedy Might Use a Conservative Principle to Save Obamacare
Here are the three most likely outcomes in the Supreme Court case
November 18, 2014
Simon Lazarus
There Is No 'Glitch' in Obamacare
Liberals need to stop recycling a dangerous piece of conservative spin
November 6, 2014
Simon Lazarus
A Scary Sign the Supreme Court Could Be Taking the Latest Obamacare Suit Seriously
August 25, 2014
Simon Lazarus
Republican Lawyers' Latest Sneak Attack on Obamacare Is Their Most Brazen Yet
July 11, 2014
Simon Lazarus
John Roberts' Supreme Court Is the Most Meddlesome in U.S. History
How radical libertarianism is reshaping the bench
June 25, 2014
Simon Lazarus
Even Justice Scalia Recognizes Climate Change Is a Huge Problem
And he was willing to legislate from the bench to fix it
June 9, 2014
Simon Lazarus
The Supreme Court Deals Radical Conservatives a Foreign-Policy Setback
And hardly anyone notices
May 8, 2014
Simon Lazarus, Tom Donnelly
It May Already Be Too Late to Confirm a Replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
April 7, 2014
Simon Lazarus
Hannitys on the Bench
Right-wing judges are recycling sound bites from Fox News—and might still destroy Obamacare
January 15, 2014
Simon Lazarus
Why Have Liberals Given Up on a Crucial Supreme Court Case?
July 29, 2013
Simon Lazarus
Alito Shrugged
Libertarianism has won over the Supreme Court conservatives

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