Supreme Court to Rule on Health Reform Law
The Supreme Court has decided it will rule on the constitutionality of the health reform law. The Court will hear the longest oral argument in modern Court history. During the 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 oral argument, the Court’s grant of certiorari will address three issues: (1) Are the challenges to the individual mandate prohibited by the Anti-Injunction Act? (2) Did Congress exceed the scope of its constitutional authority by passing the health reform law? (3) If one part of the statute is unconstitutional, does that mean the entire statute should be invalidated? Oral argument is expected to occur in March 2012, with a decision to come by the end of June 2012.