A Small Family. The U.S. Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. In audio recordings released following the second day of debate, the Obama Administration’s lead advocate, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., was heard to stumble repeatedly while defending the law. “I've seen him argue under pressure,” said a former assistant to Verrilli. “That’s not the way he usually sounds.” On the third day, the justices considered whether to invalidate the entire law in the event they struck down the mandate requiring all U.S. citizens to have health insurance, or only certain provisions. “You really want us to go through these 2,700 pages?” asked Justice Antonin Scalia.
Weekly Review
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A Small Family. The U.S. Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. In audio recordings released following the second day of debate, the Obama Administration’s lead advocate, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., was heard to stumble repeatedly while defending the law. “I've seen him argue under pressure,” said a former assistant to Verrilli. “That’s not the way he usually sounds.” On the third day, the justices considered whether to invalidate the entire law in the event they struck down the mandate requiring all U.S. citizens to have health insurance, or only certain provisions. “You really want us to go through these 2,700 pages?” asked Justice Antonin Scalia.