The Congressional Budget Office projected that nearly six million Americans will face a tax penalty in 2016 under the purview of Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act, which mandates that all individuals have health insurance, expect those who can prove financial difficulty or objection on religious ground.

Prosecutors in the James Holmes Colorado movie massacre continue to fight for access to the notebook, the 24-year-old sent to the university psychiatrist before the shootout. The diary is said to contain details about the attack. Judge William B. Sylvester denied prosecutors access to the book, citing that it breached doctor-patient confidentiality. Prosecutors have been trying to prove that Holmes’ relationship with psychiatrist Lynne Fenton ended June 11, which was the last time she saw the patient.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court urged a lower state to rethink its recent ruling to uphold a new state voter ID law, which requires an eligible voter to present either a state or non-state drivers' license or government employee identification at voting ballots.