U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 6, 2012
Healthcare case could be avenue for high court's view on federalism
The U.S. Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. could clarify its now-mysterious views on federalism when it hands down a decision in the health care case.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Although federalism is a core tenet of the conservative legal movement, the U.S. Supreme Court under the leadership of Republican-appointed Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has directly opined on the subject in only a few cases.
That skimpy track record has left the Roberts Court's views on the balance of state and federal power something of a mystery, legal experts said. But the c...
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