Reports
from the New
York Times,
SCOTUSblog, and MSNBC say that the Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote has
upheld the Affordable Care Act.
The
law, which has become known as Obamacare, is President Obama’s
signature piece of first-term legislation.
The
court’s decision appears to interpret the law’s requirement to
purchase health insurance as a tax, with the majority opinion written
by Chief Justice John Roberts.
The
decision is major victory for President Obama and a strong rebuke for
Republicans, including presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who has
vowed to strike down the law.
This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2012.
