Supreme Court Watch: Six big court decisions remain. Many believe Thursday (June 25) is their day of reckoning..

 Update:

  5. Affordable Care Act:  with five more decisions to be announced today and tomorrow,  the ACA case is the first.  Of course,  the Court rewrote existing law,  as it did in its first decision,  and,  then upheld its own newly formed legislation.  That does not mean that it cannot be amended or canceled out by legislation in the future,  but,  until and unless that happens,  it is the law.  If anyone thinks this is the end of the matter,  or more Democrat defeats are not in the works because of this poorly written law,  you really have not been paying attention.  Midknight Review predicted this outcome. 

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Remaining Court decisions: 

1. Execution Methods

Glossip v. Gross  The Court will decide whether particular chemicals used in executions caused pain and are,  therefore,  cruel and unusual punishment. 

2. Power-Plant Emissions

Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA et. al.
Did EPA unreasonably disregarded costs when it decided to regulate power plant emissions of mercury ? The regulations would cost $9.6 billion annually, according to EPA estimates.

3. Congressional Redistricting

Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Arizona voters in 2000 passed a ballot initiative that shifted responsibility for drawing congressional districts from the state legislature to an independent redistricting commission made up of two Democrats, two Republicans and an independent.  Was this decision in line with the Constitution?

4. Housing Discrimination

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project
  Is Texas' approach to redistricting inline with federal housing law?   Many believe the Court will strike down this Arizona law.
King v. Burwell - Most believe the Court will not strike down the subsidy statement of the law,  although written to force the states to join the federal exchange. 

6. Same-Sex Marriage

Obergefell v. Hodges et. al.
Does the 14th Amendment allows individual states to refuse gay marriages?  Many believe the Court will say "no,"  effecting ending the debate on this issue will establishing gay marriage as a national ordinance.