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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 15, 2011

U.S. justices take up health care law cases

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear constitutional challenges to the new health care law.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear constitutional challenges to the new health care law across a massive five and a half hours of oral argument, putting the fate of the Obama administration's signature accomplishment in the justices' hands.

The court will focus on the provision of the law mandating virtually every individual obtain health care or pay a penalty. It will consider if the mandate is con...

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