Supreme Court rules U.S. must pay more for Native American tribes’ health care - SCOTUSblog
Supreme Court rules U.S. must pay more for Native American tribes’ health care - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the federal government must provide additional funding to cover some administrative costs incurred by Native American tribes that operate their own health-care programs. By a vote of 5-4, with Justice Neil Gorsuch – perhaps the strongest ally of Native Americ
with Justice Neil Gorsuch – perhaps the strongest ally of Native Americans on the court
What the fuck did I just read?
Gorsuch has a libertarian streak that leads him to side with individuals against the government. Bad when those individuals are a corporation, good when they are NA tribes.
Surprisingly good result from this SCOTUS.
Really weirds me out when that happens.
In his dissent, Kavanaugh countered that federal law does “not support the Court’s decision.” And more broadly, he continued, “the extra federal money that the Court today green-lights does not come free.” If Congress does not increase the overall funding for Native American health-care programs, he wrote, Thursday’s ruling will shift more of that funding from less affluent tribes – which are less likely to run their own health-care programs – to wealthier ones. Congress’s other option, he added, would be to “substantially” increase funding for all Native American health-care programs, “thereby drawing money away from other vital federal programs or requiring additional taxes.”