▁Ad ler ▁and ▁Ab be ▁R . ▁Gl uck , ▁who ▁were ▁on ▁oppos ing ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁challeng es ▁to ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act , ▁wrote ▁a ▁joint ▁opinion ▁editor ial ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁where ▁they ▁described ▁the ▁r uling ▁as ▁" law less ", ▁" a ▁mock ery ▁of ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁basic ▁principles ▁of ▁dem ocracy " ▁and ▁" an ▁exercise ▁of ▁raw ▁jud icial ▁power ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Division ▁Case ▁ 4 : 1 8 - cv - 0 0 1 6 7 - O ▁Op in ion ▁on ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act , ▁Dec . ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Houston ▁Category : S outh ▁Texas ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Houston ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Lee ▁Ann ▁Mer iw ether ▁( born ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9