This statistic shows the Supreme Court ruling on the Health Care Law (Affordable Care Act). On June 28, 2012, five of the nine Justices ruled in favor of the Health Care Law and decided that the individual mandate would not be unconstitutional if it were upheld as a tax, rather than a fee. In both decisions Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's four most liberal members Stephen Breyer, Ruth Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.
Supreme Court ruling on the Health Care Law (Affordable Care Act) on June 28, 2012
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Is the individual mandate constitutional?
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Is the law's expansion of the Medicaid program constitutional?
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New York Times. (June 28, 2012). Supreme Court ruling on the Health Care Law (Affordable Care Act) on June 28, 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234622/supreme-court-ruling-on-the-health-care-law-affordable-care-act/
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New York Times. (2012). Supreme Court ruling on the Health Care Law (Affordable Care Act) on June 28, 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234622/supreme-court-ruling-on-the-health-care-law-affordable-care-act/
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