Oh Snap

aca litigation blog: I am now about 75 minutes into the argument, and it seems clear all five Republican appointees are leaning against upholding the minimum coverage provision. I thought the Chief might be the swing vote, but it certainly does not sound that way from what I've heard thus far. Almost all the questions for the SG came from the Republican appointees, and almost all the questions for Clement are coming from the Democratic appointees. Whatever the merits of the constitutional question, this is slowly looking more and more like Bush v. Gore--with potentially more significant long-term damage to the Court's prestige.