The Battle Over Obamacare Continues

This week - the Supreme Court ordered a lower court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, to re-hear a case challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. Liberty University filed suit against the law’s "employer mandate," arguing that it violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, since it could lead to employers paying for health insurance that covers birth control. The lawsuit was previously dismissed on technical grounds since the employer mandate has fully gone in effect yet. But the Supreme Court ordered the Fourth Circuit to hear the case again on its merits. The Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year upholding Obamacare didn't even consider the employer mandate, which holds the entire law together. So, depending on how the Fourth Circuit rules in this case, the Supreme Court could once again determine the fate of tens of millions of Americans who don’t have health insurance. Stay tuned.