date:Jun 29, 2012
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court largely upheld the constitutionality of President Obamas health care law by ruling that the penalty for not carrying health insurance is a tax and was justified under Congresss power to impose taxes. However, the court did find the laws Medicaid expansion unconstitutional because it threatened states existing Medicaid funding. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for the majority, which was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sot