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Why Jeffrey Toobin Is Wrong About the Supreme Court and Obamacare
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Why Jeffrey Toobin Is Wrong About the Supreme Court and Obamacare

Topher Spiro explains why CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin is wrong in his analysis of the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare.

"This was a train wreck for the Obama administration. This law looks like it’s going to be struck down." And with that hyperbolic instant reaction, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin prejudiced media coverage of the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare. But reading the entire transcript carefully, I wondered if I was reading the same thing Toobin witnessed inside the court.

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Topher Spiro

Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow