Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Decision on health-care law means Supreme Court will likely determine constitutionality next summer

The constitutionality of the 2010 health-care law will likely be determined by the Supreme Court this term, meaning the decision could come next summer in the thick of the 2012 presidential campaign. - Washington Post

In June, a divided panel of the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati upheld the health-care law in a separate case. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Va., turned down a challenge to the law.