Schedule For Health Care Law Arguments

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Here’s a schedule for what and how long the Supreme Court oral arguments on the health care law will focus on for the next three days, per the Wall Street Journal:

Monday: 90 minutes of argument on whether to shelve the entire case because of a federal law requiring taxpayers to pay their assessments before they can challenge a levy’s legality.
Tuesday: Two hours of argument on whether the law’s requirement that most Americans carry health insurance or pay a penalty, also known as the “individual mandate,” violates the Constitution. This is seen as the key day.
Wednesday: 90 minutes of argument on how much of the overhaul law should remain in effect if the court strikes down the individual mandate. Then, an hour of argument on whether the law’s expansion of the federal-state Medicaid program unlawfully requires states to grow the program.

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