Constitutional Challenges to the Affordable Care Act, Ideas from the Academy - Pt. 1

September 16, 2011 - First Session - Constitutional Expanse of Congress's Enumerated Powers

Erwin Chemerinsky (UC-Irvine School of Law), "Distinguishing Politics and Law: Why the Affordable Care Act is Clearly Constitutional"
Introductory remarks by Stephen Sachs (Duke Law School)

Neil Siegel (Duke Law School), "Free Riding on Benevolence: Collective Action Federalism and the Individual Mandate"
Introductory remarks by Jack Balkin (Yale Law School), moderator

Panelists: Robert Cooter (UC Berkeley School of Law), Ernie Young (Duke Law School)