The U.S. Supreme Court did not rule today on its two biggest hot-button cases, as it handed down three opinions.
Everyone is waiting on two outstanding cases with huge potential ramifications in Georgia: King v. Burwell, which could kill off Obamacare subsidies for 413,000 Georgians, and Obergefell v. Hodges, which could legalize same-sex marriage in Georgia and nationwide.
So when will we know? Here's SCOTUSblog's Amy Howe this morning:
"We just don't know. Last year at this time they did Monday and Thursday of this week, Monday/Wednesday/Thursday the following week, and then Monday, June 30 to finish up the term."
The next stack of opinions are expected at 10 a.m. Thursday, but the schedule is not laid out in advance.
We have reams of coverage of these two cases to keep you going until then. On the Obamacare case, here's Misty Williams from the weekend:
Once healthy and strong enough to "rassle a bear," Wilson, 60, suffered a stroke in January that forced him to quit his job as a beer distribution manager and stripped his family of the health insurance that job provided. So, like nearly half a million other Georgians, Wilson turned to the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplace to buy the coverage he, his wife and daughter needed.
Wilson fears his new coverage may soon be ripped away too. He is one of roughly 413,000 Georgians who are at risk of losing their Obamacare insurance, depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit later this month.
And here's a Malloy/Bluestein joint from today's premium edition on how Republicans will respond:
The bulk of Republicans in the U.S. Senate want to extend the subsidies through the 2016 elections while they come up with a consensus replacement for the wounded law known as Obamacare. But more conservative House Republicans appear less likely to restore any part of the law they loathe, and are instead looking at an Affordable Care Act "off ramp." ...
"Whatever the case, you've got to have a transition period to go from where we are to where we need to be, and you can't let those people (who would lose subsidies) fall through the cracks," [U.S. Sen. Johnny] Isakson said. "You have a moral obligation to the 9.5 million people."
On gay marriage, Shelia Poole and Craig Schneider took a look at how Georgia is getting ready:
The Georgia Council of Probate Judges is ready to substitute "applicant 1" and "applicant 2" for "bride" and "groom" on the state's marriage forms. Delta Air Lines is prepared to extend spousal benefits to its gay employees in Georgia. Local pastors are drafting sermons on whether the will of the U.S. Supreme Court might also reflect the will of God.
And social conservatives are looking to strike back, again via Malloy/Bluestein:
Social conservatives are branding a potential nationwide legalization as a "Roe v. Wade for marriage." They forecast a campaign that mirrors the continued fight over the Supreme Court's abortion ruling 42 years ago.
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