Today my Con Law II class and I were honored with a class visit from Prof. Hugh Hewitt, Chapman University School of Law, and Blogger Extraordinaire. What a way to finish out (1) our discussion of modern substantive due process, and (2) the classroom part of the course!

The American Center for Law and Justice was among the amici curiae petitioning the Court to grant cert on both issues, the individual mandate and severability.

Obamacare cert grantLyle Denniston's brief yet thorough summary is here. Of particular note, with comments as necessary:On what issues did the Court not grant cert? " It opted not to review the challenges to new health care coverage requirements for public and private employers. It left untouched petitions by a conservative advocacy group, the Thomas More Law Center, and three of its members,