Vanderbilt Political Review Fall 2015 | Page 11

DOMESTIC FALL 2015 Justice for the 15 Percent An in-depth look at who healthcare legislation really serves by POULUMI BANERJEE ‘17 n June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court, in King v. Burwell’s 6-3 ruling, determined federal subsidies were legal, and thereby removed the last obstacle that could have derailed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. “This law will be his Waterloo, it will break him