The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on ...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 Democratic-led states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law.
The Supreme Court’s decision to intervene means the fate of the law formally called the Affordable Care Act , the signature domestic policy achievement of former Democratic President Barack Obama, will be up in the air during the ongoing presidential race. The justices did not act on a similar appeal brought by the Democratic-led House of Representatives but did agree to take up a separate appeal brought by the conservative states that are seeking to have Obamacare struck down.
In the 2012 case, the Supreme Court upheld most Obamacare provisions including the individual mandate, which required people to obtain insurance or pay a financial penalty. The court defined this penalty as a tax and thus found the law permissible under the Constitution’s provision empowering Congress to levy taxes.
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