Live blog: Supreme Court and Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka ObamaCare
General public wait in-line for entering the Supreme Court to listen to rulings June 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its ruling on the Healthcare Reform Law soon. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
by Adrienne Lavidor-Berman on Jun 25, 2012 at 10:10 AM
As the justices enter what is looking like their final week, President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and Arizona's immigration law top the list of undecided cases.
Follow this live blog for the latest updates on the arguments before the Supreme Court. As the story continues to develop, please use the comment box below to share your opinions on the testimony and the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA or "ObamaCare").
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Seat F9. Front of media hallway, outside the ctrm. View of justices not guaranteed...by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:13:39 PM -
90 minutes til show time. t.co
by sarahkliff via Instagr.am 3/26/2012 12:25:36 PM -
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Affordable Care Act supporters chanting "Care for you, Care for me, Care for every family."by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:34:43 PM
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Doctors in white coats assembling for a press conference.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:35:04 PM
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A lone man with a canvas flag motif satchel carries hand written sign "Can you hear us now? 72 percent say no to Obamacare."by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:36:21 PM
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Scored the last seat in a hidden corner of the media holding room as reporters begin streaming in.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:39:08 PM
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They're beginning to "board" the media like an old school plane. Back row first.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:42:50 PM
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No TV cameras in newsroom but audio recording and transcripts will b released this afternoon on SCOTUS website.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:43:59 PM
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NYT's esteemed legal veteran Adam Liptak allowing me to perch by this desk.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 12:58:35 PM
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Interesting piece from NY Times on how the lead lawyers prepped for three days of testimony:
"There were so many of the mock arguments that lawyers call moot courts that they threatened to exhaust something that had never been thought in short supply: Washington lawyers willing to pretend to be Supreme Court justices." In Health Care Case, Lawyers Train for 3-Day Marathon (Adam Liptak, New York Times) -
Martha Bebinger of WBUR.org on "Why Historic SCOTUS Case Doesn’t Really Matter For Massachusetts".
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Weird moment: health reformer supporters and opponents are singing "America the Beautiful" together. t.co
by sarahkliff via Instagr.am 3/26/2012 3:00:05 PM -
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RT @sarahkliff: Think this guy wins for wonkiest Supreme Court protest sign. instagr.am
by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 3:07:10 PM -
Punt, toss, parse, or uphold. From @MotherJones: What the Supreme Court Could do about Obamacare, Explained: motherjones.com #ACAby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 3:09:02 PM
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"Real women buy their own birth control!" - tea party heckle yelled at pro-HCR demonstrators outside #SCOTUSby evanmc_s via twitter 3/26/2012 3:11:49 PM -
How do you feel about "Obamacare"? Or "Romneycare," for that matter? Obama campaign wants to reclaim title: www.theatlantic.com #ACAby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 3:11:53 PM
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RT @sarahkliff: Weird moment: health reformer supporters and opponents are singing "America the Beautiful" together. instagr.am
by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 3:17:16 PM -
#ACA hearing off to fast start. Robert Long, attny hired to argue issue of standing, fields 24 ?s in less than 30 min. www.boston.comby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 3:23:21 PM
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RT @AP_Courtside: Court officials say 110 members of the general public got inside #SupremeCourt to hear all of the morning arguments ov ...by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 3:26:38 PM
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RT @CitizenCohn: Near end Kagan and, Ginsburg asked tough questions about state argument re Medicaid expansionby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:14:25 PM
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RT @jendeaderick: Okay, then. I guess we're doing this. RT @Dahlialithwick: No reason to think after this am that scotus will use AIA to ...by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:14:42 PM
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RT @philgalewitz: Justice thomas was only judge not to ask question.by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:28:16 PM
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RT @charlesornstein: I'd be surprised if the answer was different Tues/Wed RT @sarahkliff: Only Clarence Thomas didn't ask questions at ...by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:30:05 PM
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Quick on the draw -- Audio and transcript from this a.m.'s #SCOTUS hearing is up: www.supremecourt.gov #ACAby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:45:34 PM
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Out of court. Was stuck behind a marble column and red velvet drapes, so could not see any of the justices.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 4:45:41 PM
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Judging from the justices' qts (Thomas didn't speak), they seem skeptical that anti-injunction law applies to this case.by Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 4:47:46 PM
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Courtroom coverage from @GlobeTracyJan: #SCOTUS weighs whether #ACA mandate is a tax: www.boston.comby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:53:15 PM
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RT @RyanLizza: Just posted: The full Obama memo explaining why the president changed his mind about the individual healthcare mandate. h ...by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 4:55:15 PM
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Globe coverage of this a.m.'s ACA hearing. SCOTUS weighs whether health care mandate’s penalty a tax www.boston.com via @BostonDotComby Tracy Jan via twitter 3/26/2012 5:37:05 PM
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RT @GlobeGideon: First day of #ACA case before #Scotus boils down to linguistic tussle over whether penalty is a tax, Tracy Jan writes. ...by Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 5:39:20 PM
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RT @sarahkliff: just a cat, hanging out at oral arguments. twitter.comby Chelsea Conaboy via twitter 3/26/2012 5:39:41 PM
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