The first day’s arguments focused on the Anti-Injunction Act and whether the court can rule on the case before a penalty is imposed on those who do not have health insurance. KHN’s reporter inside the court, Stuart Taylor, tells Jackie Judd that all the justices, except one, seemed eager to ask questions.
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Kaiser Health News is tracking coverage of the arguments, including reports about the justices' consideration of whether the Anti-Injuction Act would preclude their review of the legal challenges to the individual mandate.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
Today's oral arguments will focus on whether an 1867 law -- the Anti-Injunction Act - allows the court to consider the challenges to the health law before the individual mandate provision takes effect in 2014.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
As the health law's challengers and defenders head to court, media outlets take big-picture looks at how the upcoming three days of arguments could play out, provide primers that detail the key aspects of the issues in play as well and give a heads up on what to watch for.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
With no Twitter, cameras or telephones allowing reports from inside the court, much of the action will take place on the outside. A range of groups have planned demonstrations. All the while, the lawyers involved in the arguments have been busy with "moot court" practice sessions; spectators have been waiting in line in hopes of getting a seat; and stakeholders, such as the health care industry, are anxiously watching for clues to the outcome.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
Even with the health law's future in question, news reports indicate that some states are pressing forward with implementation, while another -- Massachusetts -- considers itself untouched by what becomes of the federal law. All the while, the politics of the health overhaul will play a significant role at the state level, too.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
Commentators from around the country offer their views of the historic case being heard at the Supreme Court today.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
The proceedings at the high court could shake the fall elections in a variety of ways. Even before the arguments begin, both sides of the fight are a bit battleworn from the court's past rulings and the path that has led to this week's clashes.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012
In a series of op-eds, several well-known politicians offer their views on the federal health law.
(Daily Report) Mar 26, 2012