Politics & Government

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act. In a 5–4 decision, the United States Supreme Court upheld the President's Affordable Care Act.

voted 5-4 today to uphold President Barack Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the Court’s liberal wing of Associate Justices Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor to uphold one of the President’s signature accomplishments.

This means all provisions of the law including the individual mandate requiring all Americans without health care to purchase it will take effect.

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