TY - JOUR
T1 - Why did law professors misunderestimate the lawsuits against ppaca
AU - Hyman, David A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Almost without exception, elite law professors dismissed the possibility that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (variously called "PPACA," "Obamacare," and the "Affordable Care Act,") might be unconstitutional-but something went wrong on the way to the courthouse. What explains the epic failure of elite law professors to accurately predict how Article III judges would handle the case? After considering three possible defenses/justifications, this Article identifies five factors that help explain the erroneous predictions of our nation's elite law professors, who were badly wrong, but never in doubt.
AB - Almost without exception, elite law professors dismissed the possibility that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (variously called "PPACA," "Obamacare," and the "Affordable Care Act,") might be unconstitutional-but something went wrong on the way to the courthouse. What explains the epic failure of elite law professors to accurately predict how Article III judges would handle the case? After considering three possible defenses/justifications, this Article identifies five factors that help explain the erroneous predictions of our nation's elite law professors, who were badly wrong, but never in doubt.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84901032667
SN - 0276-9948
VL - 2014
SP - 805
EP - 838
JO - University of Illinois Law Review
JF - University of Illinois Law Review
IS - 3
ER -