November 7, 2014 2:14PM 

# Statement on Supreme Court Granting Cert in *King v. Burwell*

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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I applaud the Supreme Court’s [decision](http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/11/court-to-rule-on-health-care-subsidies/) to grant *certiorari* in *King v. Burwell*.

Since January, the Obama administration has been spending billions of unauthorized federal dollars, and subjecting [nearly 60 million Americans](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2014/07/21/halbig-v-burwell-would-free-more-than-57-million-americans-from-the-acas-individual-employer-mandates/) to unauthorized taxes, all to hide the full cost of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare. The administration’s actions have not only violated the law and caused massive economic disruption, they have also subverted the democratic process. The plaintiffs in *[Pruitt v. Burwell](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2013/12/31/for-reporters-law-professors-citizens-a-reference-guide-to-president-obamas-illegal-obamacare-taxes/#pruitt), [Halbig v. Burwell](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2013/12/31/for-reporters-law-professors-citizens-a-reference-guide-to-president-obamas-illegal-obamacare-taxes/#halbig), [King v. Burwell](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2014/08/19/the-fourth-circuits-ruling-in-king-v-burwell-is-absurd-and-should-be-set-aside/)*, and *[Indiana v. IRS](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2013/12/31/for-reporters-law-professors-citizens-a-reference-guide-to-president-obamas-illegal-obamacare-taxes/#indiana)* seek to put an end to those unlawful taxes and spending.

The Supreme Court’s decision is a rebuke to the Obama administration and its defenders, who dismissed as frivolous the plaintiffs’ efforts to defend their right not to be taxed without congressional authorization.

It is essential that these cases receive expedited resolution, if only to eliminate the uncertainty currently facing states, employers, insurers, and taxpayers.

Most important, these cases deserve expedited consideration because only they can bring an end to the greatest domestic-policy scandal of this administration.

Click [here](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2013/12/31/for-reporters-law-professors-citizens-a-reference-guide-to-president-obamas-illegal-obamacare-taxes/) for reference materials on these cases, including all court filings and judicial opinions. Click [here](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2014/08/04/the-halbig-cases-compendium-of-news-opinion-coverage/) for news and opinion coverage of these cases.

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[Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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