Kimberly Robinson and her colleagues at Bloomberg BNA put together a detailed piece about Halbig. I am quoted at some length:

But in an e-mail to Bloomberg BNA July 23, Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, Houston, said that the plaintiffs challenging the rule in the Fourth Circuit case will, in all likelihood, ‘‘immediately’’ file a petition requesting Supreme Court review.

This creates ‘‘a race for the Court house,’’ Blackman, who teaches constitutional law and focuses on the Supreme Court, wrote on his blog.

The plaintiffs challenging the law in the D.C. Circuit could then ask the court to delay its en banc proceedings until after the Supreme Court decides whether to take the Fourth Circuit case, Blackman said.

This would effectively prevent a circuit-split-killing reversal, he said.

Blackman added that the plaintiffs in the Fourth Circuit case likely have their certiorari petition ‘‘ready to roll,’’ and that the petition could be filed in time for the justices’ fall conference.

And, here is my line that Rick Hasen labeled “quote of the day”:

But Blackman noted, ‘‘John Roberts wasn’t willing to kill Obamacare in 2012 when no one was relying on it. Why would he do so in 2015 when millions are relying on it?’’

Since I gave that quote, I was taken by Kevin Walsh’s post about why Halbig will be different than NFIB for Chief Justice Roberts. In any event, the voxtimidation has commenced.