Fate of Health Law (possibly election) now in Supreme Court’s hands

March 30, 2012 by Christian Schappel

The healthcare reform hearings before the Supreme Court have concluded. And while it’s hard to predict which side of the fence the high court will land on, here’s what we do know.

• The court didn’t seem to want to wait. The justices’ questions suggested that they were receptive to not letting the Anti-Injunction Act stand in the way of them making a ruling this year — which would make both supporters and opponents of the law happy. The act says that consumers can’t challenge a law until they have to pay for it. In other words, the court can’t rule on the law until after its penalties for not having health insurance kick in (which is slated for 2014). But one justice noted the court can waive its right to delay cases under the act. 

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