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May 25, 2023
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Samuel Alito’s Colleagues Catch Him in a Judicial Contradiction
A case involving the EPA’s protection of wetlands somehow became a forum for some fiery justice-on-justice warfare over textualism.
October 16, 2020
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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.
January 30, 2015
Justice Scalia Could Be the Decisive Vote on Obamacare
September 4, 2014
Obamacare Lawsuits Just Suffered a Big Setback
What it means and how the legal challenge could play out

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