Obamacare is upheld by Supreme Court

In a 5-4 decision today with Chief Justice John G. Robert, Jr. writing the majority opinion, the Affordable Care Act was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.

At first reading, it was reported by CNN that the mandate had been struck down, but upon second reading, it was viewed as approved. To view the court syllabus, go to: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf

The original challenge to the law was made on July 26, 2011 with a case filed under THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER, JANN DEMARS, JOHN CECI, STEVEN HYDER, and SALINA HYDER, Petitioners, v. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al., Respondents. The filing named members of the Obama Administration - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner - as respondents.

The plaintiffs included the Thomas More Law Center, a nonprofit, public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Jann DeMars,  a headhunter at Movement Search & Delivery, LION in Detroit; John Ceci and Steven Hyder, attorneys practicing in metro Detroit; and artist Salina Hyder.

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