Partner Briefing 

# *King v. Burwell*: Previewing the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Ruling 

Date and Time 

June 23, 2015 12 - 12:30 PM EDT 

Location 

Live Online 

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[Michael F. Cannon](/people/michael-f-cannon)

Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute

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[Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute

By the end of June, the Supreme Court will hand down a ruling on the case *King v. Burwell*, a lawsuit that represents a significant legal challenge to Obamacare. The Court will decide whether President Obama is breaking the law by subjecting 57 million employers and individuals to Obamacare’s taxes, and using the proceeds to hide the cost of Health​Care​.gov coverage from 6.5 million enrollees. 

A decision in favor of the plaintiffs will show that the Affordable Care Act has not worked as promised. Would this represent an existential threat to Obamacare? Are we one step closer to replacing the ACA with a free-market health care system? Cato scholar [Michael Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-cannon) — the “[intellectual father](http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140614/MAGAZINE/306149796)” of this lawsuit and the “[man who could bring down Obamacare](http://www.vox.com/2014/11/19/7242671/obamacare-lawsuit-supreme-court),” according to *Vox​.com* — will join us to update Cato Sponsors on the latest developments, chart the next move, and take your questions.

**Suggested Readings:**

- “[Obama’s *King v. Burwell* Speech Displayed the Very Ideological Fervor that Led Him to Break the Law](https://www.cato.org/blog/obamas-king-v-burwell-speech-displayed-very-ideological-fervor-led-him-break-law),” by Michael F. Cannon
- “[The ACA: Some Unpleasant Welfare Arithmetic](https://www.cato.org/publications/research-briefs-economic-policy/aca-some-unpleasant-welfare-arithmetic),” by Casey B. Mulligan
- “[*NYT* Shows No One Buys Government’s ‘Term of Art’ Argument in *King v. Burwell*](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/nyt-shows-no-one-buys-governments-term-art-argument-king-v-burwell),” by Michael F. Cannon
- “[Replacing Obamacare](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/replacing-obamacare),” by Michael D. Tanner
- “[Why the Supreme Court Will Overrule the IRS](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/why-supreme-court-will-overrule-irs),” by Michael F. Cannon

This special online-only series is an opportunity to hear from Cato’s policy staff. Our thanks for your continued support of the Cato Institute. We hope you’ll join in on the discussion.

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