The Supreme Court affirmed the Fourth Circuit in King v. Burwell just now, thus approving the IRS’s rewriting of the Affordable Care Act. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority, comprised of himself, Justice Kennedy and the Court’s other liberals. Justice Scalia wrote a dissent joined by Justices Thomas and Alito explaining why, the majority’s opinion is a bunch of “pure applesauce,” “interpretive jiggery pokery,” an “impossible possibility,” a “defense of the indefensible” and more. Stay tuned for further analysis once there’s a chance to read the full decision.

This post has been updated.