Law Professor Explains SCOTUS Affordable Care Act Ruling Thursday, June 25, 2015 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Guillermo Esteves / Flickr The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Pres. Barack Obama’s health care law may provide nationwide tax subsidies to help poor and middle-class people buy health insurance. McGeorge School of Law professor Leslie Jacobs joins us to explain what the ruling means for the Affordable Care Act.