The nine Supreme Court justices were divided Wednesday over whether to strike down all of President Obama’s healthcare law if they find that its individual mandate is unconstitutional.
The court’s conservative members, including possible swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy, leaned toward invalidating the whole law, while the liberal justices said the court should leave it to Congress to determine how much of the law depends on the mandate.
Chief Justice John Roberts, another possible swing vote, pressed the attorneys on both sides of the issue about equally.
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March 28 Supreme Court Transcript