EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Affordable Care Act is the beginning, not the end

Health care is an issue at the top of every Americans conversation. It has become a battlefield for politicians, a haven for insurance and technology, and a restructuring in the management of care delivery for hospitals and providers. The proponents say it's about time; opponents say it's to…

Justice shares challenge of heading up defense at Guantanamo Bay

VALPARAISO | Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David was on reserve duty with the military when he was ordered in 2007 to take over as chief defense counsel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Readers, politicians, leaders, medical community comment on Supreme Court ruling on health care mandate

"Conventional wisdom and national polls showed many Americans favored repeal of the measure, so we are surprised by the court’s decision." — Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

Mixed local reaction to Supreme Court ruling shows law's complexity

The Supreme Court ruling Thursday upholding the Affordable Care Act drew kudos and disappointment locally, as people digested the impact of the decision.

State, local businesses react to health care ruling

State business groups attacked Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, while local business owners already are thinking ahead of how to adjust to the law's realities.

High court upholds key part of Obama health law

WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance.

Would we still have to buy auto insurance?

If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that we cannot be compelled to purchase medical insurance if we do not want to, does that mean we cannot be compelled to carry auto insurance?

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U.S. high court has options on health care law

WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety. The court also could avoid deciding the law's constitutionality at all, if it finds the lawsuits challenging the law are …

GUEST COMMENTARY: The constitutional case against the Affordable Care Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 26 will begin three days of hearings with six hours of oral argument on the constitutional challenge Indiana and 25 other states filed against sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare." This historical lawsuit…

Procedural rules shouldn't scuttle the path of justice

As Indiana looks for a replacement on the Supreme Court, I can only hope that this replacement will not forget the substance of an argument is more important than the way it was typed or on what color paper it came to them on.

THURM FERREE: In which direction is the United States headed?

Many of us are asking: Where is the United States going? We are in the middle of a presidential campaign, and members of Congress are in a quandary. The trust in government these days ranks at about 12 percent and the president at about 44 percent, so we are in for a negative campaign tellin…

Freeman-Wilson sees 'new day'

GARY | The historic swearing in of the first black woman mayor in Indiana was celebrated by several hundred people, including county and state officials, and punctuated by some rousing, hand-clapping gospel performances Saturday.

High court ruling destroyed our confidence in justices

Mark Kiesling called the three Indiana Supreme Court justices who supported the recent ruling on unlawful police entry "meatheads." This ruling goes beyond being a meathead. It is frightening.

MARK KIESLING: Supreme Court decision does Indiana no favors

As Indiana continues its downward spiral into the legal laughingstock of the nation, you can't help but wonder what the fallout is going to be.

GUEST COMMENTARY: With Congress, courts, what matters is balance

A year after the passage of the health care reform law known as the Affordable Care Act, its legal future is up in the air.

Supreme Court rulings should be unanimous

When a decision/ruling is asked from the U.S. Supreme Court, it should be one voice, not 5-4 or any sort of divide. The court should speak as one people; that is the purpose of the court.

Former Gary boxer Tanner plans to petition Supreme Court to hear case

CHICAGO | A former Gary boxer serving a life sentence for drug trafficking convictions said he plans to petition the Supreme Court after Chicago's appellate justices denied his request for a second hearing and new trial.

Judge: Emanuel can stay on ballot

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge has upheld the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners' decision to keep mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel on the ballot

State Supreme Court calls S.B. Washington grad Watson ineligible for senior year

The Indiana State Supreme Court on Friday reversed an appeals court decision and ruled that South Bend Washington basketball player Jasmine Watson was ineligible her senior season with the Panthers.