Supreme Court joins in on the presidential election craze

Supreme Court joins in on the presidential election craze TRINIDAD, Colorado (April 30, 2012) – “The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before... More

Supreme Court joins in on the presidential election craze TRINIDAD, Colorado (April 30, 2012) – “The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the fall election. The court, sometimes an afterthought in presidential elections, is throwing a new element of uncertainty into the campaign taking shape between President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney”, news politics correspondent Charles Babington writes for Associated Press. “Sharply divided between four conservatives, four liberals and one conservative-leaning swing justice, the court already is viewed as being nearly as partisan as Congress. Within weeks it will rule on the contentious 2010 Democratic-crafted health care overhaul and a Republican-backed Arizona law that s seen as a model for cracking down on illegal immigrants. Obama sometimes seems to be running against the court, or at least Less