Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare

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This inside story of the legal challenge to Obamacare from a conservative constitutional lawyer involved in the movement is a brilliant mixture of legal, political and media intrigue capped by a truly consequential Supreme court decision.

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"Excellent." -- Wall Street Journal "Blackman has written a deeply researched, highly readable account of the conservative challenge to the ACA, which, as a recent law graduate, he witnessed from the inside." -- American Prospect "A young legal scholar delivers an impressive blow-by-blow account of the court battle to defeat the Affordable Care Act... With his strong connections among the conservative and libertarian lawyers who mounted the constitutional challenge and his talent for translating arcane legal-speak, Blackman more than capably captures this dramatic constitutional showdown." -- Kirkus Reviews "Blackman, law professor, blogger, and representative of a coalition of independent business interests opposed to the program, spent more than two years following the legislative process that produced Obamacare and the legal challenges to the program. Blackman argues that the process was unprecedented in many ways... Blackman also explores the significance of the decision as a galvanizing issue for conservatives and future implications for challenges to government power." -- Booklist "Blackman does a stellar job of calling out both parties for their flip-flopping with respect to the individual mandate." -- Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Josh Blackman is an assistant professor of law at the South Texas College of Law and president of the Harlan Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about the Supreme Court and the Constitution. He has published over a dozen law review articles about constitutional law, written numerous op-eds, and been interviewed about the Supreme Court by the New York Times, CNN, ABC News Radio, Reuters, The National Law Journal, the American Bar Association Journal, and Yahoo! News. The American Bar Association Journal selected his personal blog as one of its top 100 Legal Blogs. He also runs FantasySCOTUS.net.