From the Hill:
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear the legal challenges to President Obama’s healthcare law.
The
high court granted a hearing in the suit filed by 26 states and the
National Federation of Independent Business. The court said it will hear
the lawsuit’s challenge to the health law’s individual mandate — the
requirement that almost all people in the United States buy insurance.
The decision means that the high court will be reviewing the healthcare law at the height of the 2012 election season.
As
they weigh the mandate, the justices will also have to consider how it
affects other parts of the law. If they find the coverage requirement
unconstitutional, they will have to decide whether to strike it down on
its own or instead strike down the entire law.
- From the NYT.
- From the Wapo.
